Democratic Republic of the Congo

Coordinates: 2°52′48″S 23°39′22″E / 2.88°S 23.656°E / -2.88; 23.656

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (/ˈkɒŋɡoʊ/; French pronunciation: [kɔ̃ɡo]; French: République démocratique du Congo), also known as DR Congo, DRC, DROC, RDC, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply Congo is a country located in Central Africa. From 1971 to 1997 it was named Zaïre. The DRC borders the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan to the north; Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania to the east; Zambia and Angola to the south; and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. It is the second largest country in Africa by area, the largest in Subsaharan Africa, and the eleventh largest in the world. With a population of over 75 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populated officially Francophone country, the fourth most populated nation in Africa and the nineteenth most populated country in the world.

The Congolese Civil Wars, which began in 1996, brought about the end of Mobutu Sese Seko's 31-year reign and devastated the country. The wars ultimately involved nine African nations, multiple groups of UN peacekeepers and twenty armed groups, and resulted in the deaths of 5.4 million people.

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File - Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) conduct a patrol in the village of Fataki, Ituri Province, offering protection to inhabitants following recent attacks by armed groups that claimed several lives and displaced thousands, 11 April, 2018.

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Congo health workers face violence as Ebola virus spreads

CNN 18 Nov 2018

(CNN)The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to rise as violence hampers health workers' efforts to battle the virus ... This is the 10th time since 1976 that Ebola has struck the Congo. Ebola outbreak worst in history of Democratic Republic of Congo ... Outbreak and war spread fear to DR Congo's neighbors....

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Sixteen Ebola WHO staff evacuated amid DR Congo clashes

This is Money 17 Nov 2018

World Health Organization staff members have been evacuated from the Ebola-plagued DR Congo during clashes between UN peacekeepers from the MONUSCO mission and the Allied Democratic Forces militia ... Earlier Saturday, DR Congo's health ministry announced that efforts to fight the ......

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DR Congo Ebola response effort suspended in Beni after clashes

This is Money 17 Nov 2018

A health worker in Beni, DR Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has killed 213 people since August 1. Efforts to fight an Ebola outbreak in DR Congo's restive eastern Beni region were suspended Saturday after clashes just a "few metres" from a local emergency centre and hotels of several response teams, the health ministry said....

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Rebels kill five civilians in eastern DR Congo

This is Money 16 Nov 2018

The United Nations and DR Congo army have launched a joint operation against the Allied Democratic Forces group ... Earlier this week the UN warned that fighting in eastern DR Congo could hamper the country's ability to stage elections on December 23 for a successor to President Joseph Kabila....

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UN says 8 peacekeepers killed in fight against Congo rebels

Hastings Tribune 16 Nov 2018

peacekeepers and at least 12 Congolese soldiers were killed in a joint military operation against rebels in Congo's northeast, which is facing a deadly Ebola outbreak, the U.N ... A military campaign forced them to relocate to eastern Congo ... peacekeeping mission in Congo in almost 25 years, an attack last Dec ... Dr....

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Eight UN peacekeepers killed in eastern DR Congo

Modern Ghana 16 Nov 2018

Eight United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an operation against a rebel militia in eastern DR Congo, the UN Security Council said on Thursday. One Tanzanian and seven Malawian peacekeepers were killed, the council said, raising the toll from ... ....

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Rwanda/Congo-Kinshasa: Mulisa Hails His Players Despite DR Congo Draw

All Africa 16 Nov 2018

Rwanda U23 coach Jimmy Mulisa has praised his players for 'strong mentality' despite playing out a goalless draw with DR Congo in the first-leg of their two-legged first round tie in the qualifiers of the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations .......

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Sanofi: European Medicines Agency recommends fexinidazole, the first all-oral treatment for sleeping sickness

Dothan Eagle 16 Nov 2018

Those affected are some of the most vulnerable and live in some of the most remote areas of the Congo, if not the world. They need a treatment that is safe, effective and simple,"said Dr ... It is the first new chemical entity to be developed by DNDi,"said Dr ... sickness,"said Dr....

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Sierra Loene News: Bishop Dr Abu Koroma fulfills his promise to Good Shepherd Community Primary School at Congo Town

Awoko 15 Nov 2018

Former deputy Minister of Information Theo Nicol, on behalf of the Congo Town Community thanked Bishop Dr Abu Koroma for the support to the school ... He also appealed to Bishop Dr Abu Koroma and Flaming Church to assist other schools within Congo Town as they also need help....

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HRW denounces Angola expulsion of 400,000 Congolese

Arab News 15 Nov 2018

... bordering Congo ... DR Congo has an abundance of mineral wealth but is rocked by unrest unleashed by rebel groups and militias from within and neighboring nations such as Uganda and Rwanda ... Angola and DR Congo share a 2,500-kilometer (1,550-mile) land border, the longest in Africa....

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UN says seven peacekeepers killed in fight against Congo rebels

The National 15 Nov 2018

Death toll tops 200 in DR Congo Ebola outbreak ... Congo’s volatile east is home to many armed groups vying for control of the mineral-rich region ... Dr Peter Salama, the emergencies chief for the World Health Organization, predicted Tuesday that Congo’s Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than 200 people, will last at least another six months....

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HRW denounces Angola's expulsion of 400,000 Congolese

This is Money 15 Nov 2018

... bordering Congo ... DR Congo has an abundance of mineral wealth but is rocked by unrest unleashed by rebel groups and militias from within and neighbouring nations such as Uganda and Rwanda ... Angola and DR Congo share a 2,500-kilometre (1,550-mile) land border, the longest in Africa....

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Seven UN peacekeepers killed in in eastern DR Congo

This is Money 15 Nov 2018

Seven United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an operation against a rebel militia in eastern DR Congo, the UN said on Thursday ... Tanzanian soldiers in the UN's peacekeeping force in DR Congo, on patrol in Beni on Tuesday ... Created in 1999 during the Second Congo War, it has an annual budget of $1.153 billion (1.02 billion euros)....