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Merck Foundation CEO, Senator, Dr Rasha Kelej for the Fourth Year Recogniz
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Accra [Ghana]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 5 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Senator, Dr Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and President of the "More Than a Mother" Campaign has been featured in the list of 100 Most Influential African Women 2022 for the fourth consecutive year, by a
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UN chief outraged after peacekeepers shot dead two people at Uganda, DR Co
Updated : 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 1 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed dismay over an incident that took place on Sunday morning when UN peacekeepers opened fire and killed two people on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
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UN condemns recent attacks against civilians in Congo
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New York [US], July 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Bintou Keita has condemned the recent attacks attributed to rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the provinces of North Kivu and It
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UN Security Council renews sanctions on DRC
Updated : 7 months ago IST
New York [US], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday renewed the sanctions imposed on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Congolese woman raped, forced to cook and eat human flesh: Rights activist
Updated : 7 months ago IST
New York [US], June 30 (ANI): A Congolese woman was kidnapped by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), repeatedly raped and forced to cook and eat human flesh, a Congolese rights group told the UN Security Council (UNSC).
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African leaders call for immediate ceasefire in Congo
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): African leaders on Monday directed an immediate cessation of hostilities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where fighting has led to the loss of lives and property as well as mass displacements.
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UN voices concern over security in DRC
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New York [US], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations on Saturday voiced concern over the deteriorating security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), given the increase of attacks against civilians by rebels as well as the presence of foreign armed groups.
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More than 40 killed in DR Congo diamond mine collapse
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kinshasa [DRC], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): More than 40 people were killed late Tuesday in a diamond mine collapse in the central Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local authorities confirmed Thursday.
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Security Council urges armed groups in DRC to lay down arms
Updated : 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Security Council on Friday urged all domestic armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to lay down their arms.
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Rwanda welcomes DRC's decision to release its soldiers
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Kigali [Rwanda], June 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Rwanda has welcomed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s decision to release its soldiers who were captured last month, the government spokesperson said Thursday.
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UN expresses concerns over resurgence of fighting in DR Congo
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 31 (ANI): The UN Refugee Agency have expressed deep concerns about the urgent and large-scale needs of more than 72,000 people who have been displaced by fighting in recent days in North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Indian Army troops, part of UN peacekeepers defend armed attack on Congole
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Kinshasa [DRC], May 26 (ANI): The Indian army and troops of other nationalities under the UN flag fended off an unprovoked attack by an armed group on the FARDC (Congolese Army) and the MONUSCO (United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo) positions in Congo on May 22.
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