UN rights chief deplores violence in DR Congo prisons, says conditions getting worse
Prison conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo have deteriorated, with cases of torture and sexual violence being reported in detention centres run by the intelligence services, the U.N. High ...
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‘Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, it’s all part of the journey.’
And for a young kid to go through that, for anyone to go through that… it’s just very vivid. I can still picture it to this ...
Congo launches its first mpox vaccination campaign
Congolese health officials launched their first mpox vaccination campaign on Saturday, a key step in efforts to contain an ...
Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks
Congolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from ...
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Soundtrack to a Coup d’État: Johan Grimonprez’s collision of politics and jazz
The events surrounding the Democratic Republic of Congo’s declaration of independence and the subsequent assassination of prime minister Patrice Lumumba are laid out with cool precision to a ...
At least 78 people died when a boat with 278 on board capsized in eastern Congo, official says
At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, a local governor said. A ...