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WHO issues plan to prevent sexual abuse after Congo scandal
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization issued its plan on Thursday to prevent any further misconduct by...
Read moreSuspected Islamists kill 16 in eastern Congo village
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants killed 16 people and burned down houses late on Wednesday...
Read moreTruck plunges into river in Congo, killing around 50
KINSHASA (Reuters) - About 50 people were killed in southern Democratic Republic of Congo when a truck overturned and plunged...
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Congo protests turn violent as lawmakers select electoral commission chief
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police in Democratic Republic of Congo used tear gas to break up clashes between supporters of the...
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Congo to audit forest concessions, suspend ‘questionable contracts’
By Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - President Felix Tshisekedi has called for an audit of Democratic Republic of Congo's vast...
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WHO to send in experts to prevent sexual abuse after Congo scandal
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization said on Friday it is deploying experts on preventing sexual exploitation...
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WHO donors seek deeper probe into Congo sexual abuse – diplomats
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Major Western donors have pressed the World Health Organization to launch a deeper external...
Read moreCongo journalist granted provisional release after terrorism probe dropped
KINSHASA (Reuters) - A journalist arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month for possessing a video showing the...
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Major donors urge WHO’s Tedros to act quickly on Congo sex scandal
By Stephanie Nebehay, Hereward Holland and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The head of the World Health Organization came under U.S.-led...
Read moreU.S. expects ‘fundamental reforms’ to WHO after Congo sex report – statement
GENEVA (Reuters) - Several countries expressed deep concern in a U.S.-led statement on Friday about the findings of an independent...
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Exclusive-Flouting U.N. sanctions in Africa? No one at U.N. watching after Russia move
By Michelle Nichols and Jonathan Saul UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia is delaying the appointment of panels of independent experts...
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WHO employees took part in Congo sex abuse during Ebola crisis, report says
By Emma Farge and Hereward Holland GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 80 aid workers including some employed by the World...
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Car-exhaust drug craze alarms Congo’s capital
By Benoit Nyemba KINSHASA (Reuters) - A new craze for a drug derived from crushed vehicle exhaust filters is rattling...
Read moreRights groups demand release of Congo journalist over terrorism charges
By Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - Rights groups called on military authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday to...
Read moreCongo arrests Middle Eastern national for links to Islamist militia
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has said it has arrested a Middle Eastern national for alleged ties to...
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Burundi grenade blasts kill at least five, injures 50
(Corrects number of dead attributed to prime minister to two instead of four, paragraph 7.) NAIROBI (Reuters) -Explosions killed at...
Read morePolice beat journalist, fire tear gas during Congo election protest
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police beat a journalist and fired tear gas to disperse a small crowd in Democratic Republic of...
Read moreMeningitis outbreak kills 129 in north-east Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) - A meningitis outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo's north-eastern Tshopo province has killed 129 of the 267...
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