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Congo Army Says It Stopped Attempted Coup Involving Several Americans, British Man
The DR Congo military on Sunday said it had thwarted an "attempted coup" near the offices of President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa involving "foreigners and Congolese".
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50 Killed, 100 Burnt In Oil Tanker Road Crash In DR Congo, Says Official
About 50 people died and 100 were burnt on Saturday after an oil tanker collided with a vehicle on an arterial highway in the west of DR Congo, the acting governor of the region said.
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Democratic Republic Of Congo Launches Yellow Fever Vaccination Drive
Democratic Republic of Congo launched a campaign today to vaccinate about a million people against yellow fever over the next 10 days in the capital Kinshasa and a nearby province.
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When Muhammad Ali Punched Down George Foreman
Muhammad Ali flattened George Foreman, the previously undefeated champion at 2:58 of the eighth round at Kinshasa in what was then Zaire, but is now the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Key Genocide Suspect Transferred To Rwanda For Prosecution
Top level Rwandan genocide suspect Ladislas Ntaganzwa was flown from Kinshasa to Kigali today to face trial three months after his arrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Beaten And Discarded, Congo Street Children Are Strangers To Mining Boom
Kevin Lusongo has been on the streets since he was 11. He sleeps on a piece of cardboard in an unlit parking lot in a poor neighbourhood of Kinshasa, behind trucks he hopes can shield him from view.
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31 Dead, 20,000 Families Homeless In Torrential Rain In Kinshasa
Torrential rains and flooding have left 31 people dead and 20,000 families homeless in less than three weeks in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, city authorities said today.
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At 83, Willem Boulanger Strives to Realise Congo Wildlife Dream
"I was already saying I'd go live in the Congo when I was nine or 10," says Willem Boulanger, who after satisfying that dream is embarking at age 83 on another -- founding a game reserve near Kolwezi.
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Congo Looks to Insect Farming in Fight Against Hunger
There is no shortage of protein in Kinshasa's Gambela Market, from cows to antelope and snakes. But it is the blue and silver bowls brimming with twitching crickets, termites and slithering meal worms that do the briskest trade.
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American Diplomat Freed After Democratic Republic of Congo Arrest
An American diplomat and five journalists arrested alongside activists in Democratic Republic of Congo have been released, but the African activists remain in custody on suspicion of planning to destabilise the country, officials said Monday.
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Congolese Accused of Plotting Coup Freed in South Africa
The last of a group of Congolese nationals accused of plotting to assassinate Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila were acquitted in a South African court, a defence lawyer and media reported on Saturday.
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Kinshasa Authorities Restore Internet, Block Mobile Phones
Authorities kept mobile phones blocked on the fourth day of violent protests against President Joseph Kabila.
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At Least Nine Killed in DR Congo's Restive East
At least nine people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile east where Ugandan rebels have recently staged bloody attacks, a top official said on Friday.
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Congo Declares Itself Ebola-Free
The Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday declared itself Ebola-free, after a three-month outbreak of the killer disease claimed at least 49 lives.
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DR Congo Opposition Figure Etienne Tshisekedi Medevaced to Belgium
Etienne Tshisekedi, an 81-year-old prominent opposition politician in the Democratic Republic of Congo, left Kinshasa for Brussels early Saturday on a specially-arranged medical flight, an AFP journalist witnessed.
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Congo Army Says It Stopped Attempted Coup Involving Several Americans, British Man
The DR Congo military on Sunday said it had thwarted an "attempted coup" near the offices of President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa involving "foreigners and Congolese".
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50 Killed, 100 Burnt In Oil Tanker Road Crash In DR Congo, Says Official
About 50 people died and 100 were burnt on Saturday after an oil tanker collided with a vehicle on an arterial highway in the west of DR Congo, the acting governor of the region said.
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Democratic Republic Of Congo Launches Yellow Fever Vaccination Drive
Democratic Republic of Congo launched a campaign today to vaccinate about a million people against yellow fever over the next 10 days in the capital Kinshasa and a nearby province.
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When Muhammad Ali Punched Down George Foreman
Muhammad Ali flattened George Foreman, the previously undefeated champion at 2:58 of the eighth round at Kinshasa in what was then Zaire, but is now the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Key Genocide Suspect Transferred To Rwanda For Prosecution
Top level Rwandan genocide suspect Ladislas Ntaganzwa was flown from Kinshasa to Kigali today to face trial three months after his arrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Beaten And Discarded, Congo Street Children Are Strangers To Mining Boom
Kevin Lusongo has been on the streets since he was 11. He sleeps on a piece of cardboard in an unlit parking lot in a poor neighbourhood of Kinshasa, behind trucks he hopes can shield him from view.
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31 Dead, 20,000 Families Homeless In Torrential Rain In Kinshasa
Torrential rains and flooding have left 31 people dead and 20,000 families homeless in less than three weeks in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, city authorities said today.
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At 83, Willem Boulanger Strives to Realise Congo Wildlife Dream
"I was already saying I'd go live in the Congo when I was nine or 10," says Willem Boulanger, who after satisfying that dream is embarking at age 83 on another -- founding a game reserve near Kolwezi.
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Congo Looks to Insect Farming in Fight Against Hunger
There is no shortage of protein in Kinshasa's Gambela Market, from cows to antelope and snakes. But it is the blue and silver bowls brimming with twitching crickets, termites and slithering meal worms that do the briskest trade.
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American Diplomat Freed After Democratic Republic of Congo Arrest
An American diplomat and five journalists arrested alongside activists in Democratic Republic of Congo have been released, but the African activists remain in custody on suspicion of planning to destabilise the country, officials said Monday.
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Congolese Accused of Plotting Coup Freed in South Africa
The last of a group of Congolese nationals accused of plotting to assassinate Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila were acquitted in a South African court, a defence lawyer and media reported on Saturday.
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Kinshasa Authorities Restore Internet, Block Mobile Phones
Authorities kept mobile phones blocked on the fourth day of violent protests against President Joseph Kabila.
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At Least Nine Killed in DR Congo's Restive East
At least nine people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile east where Ugandan rebels have recently staged bloody attacks, a top official said on Friday.
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Congo Declares Itself Ebola-Free
The Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday declared itself Ebola-free, after a three-month outbreak of the killer disease claimed at least 49 lives.
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DR Congo Opposition Figure Etienne Tshisekedi Medevaced to Belgium
Etienne Tshisekedi, an 81-year-old prominent opposition politician in the Democratic Republic of Congo, left Kinshasa for Brussels early Saturday on a specially-arranged medical flight, an AFP journalist witnessed.
