Ebola cases rising in DR Congo, but WHO cites progress in community trust-building

29 march 2019 - 19:06:51
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A rise in new cases of the deadly Ebola virus disease in eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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154 cases of serious children rights violations recorded in February in DRC

28 march 2019 - 18:58:50
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The Child protection section of the UN Mission for DR Congo stabilization (MONUSCO) listed 154 [...] Full text...

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Team from MONUSCO temporary base deployed in Yumbi

27 march 2019 - 22:23:05
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A team from a temporary base of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in DR Congo [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, DR Congo eyeing steady development of bilateral ties

26 march 2019 - 20:21:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Félix Tshisekedi on Tuesday expressed confidence in their [...] Full text...

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WHO reaffirms commitment to DRC as Ebola outbreak nears 1,000 cases

24 march 2019 - 08:27:06
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - As the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) approaches 1,000 cases amid increased [...] Full text...

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DR Congo condemns Global Witness' allegations on management of forest resources

23 march 2019 - 19:56:51
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The government of DR Congo Saturday dismissed allegations by Global Witness concerning its efforts to [...] Full text...

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DR Congo’s Tshisekedi, Uganda’s Museveni discuss regional peace, trade

23 march 2019 - 16:13:30
KAMPALA, Uganda (PANA) - Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday paid a courtesy call on Uganda’s [...] Full text...

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RwandAir to open direct flight from Kigali to Kinshasa on 15 April

21 march 2019 - 17:21:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's national carrier, RwandAir, is set to open direct flights between Kigali and Kinshasa, the capital [...] Full text...

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DRC opposition leader Eugène Diomi Ndongala conditionally released

20 march 2019 - 23:40:17
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The leader of the opposition Christian Democracy (DC) party, Eugène Diomi Ndongala, was conditionally released on [...] Full text...

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President Kagame in Angola on working visit

20 march 2019 - 14:14:16
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame arrived in Luanda on Wednesday for a two-day working visit to Angola, [...] Full text...

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CAR president, former DRC president, Joseph Kabila, meet in Kinshasa

19 march 2019 - 18:53:39
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The president of Central African Republic, Faustin Archange Touadera, on Tuesday paid a visit to [...] Full text...

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Congolese diaspora considers Koffi Olomide's 2-year suspended prison sentence as 'a release'

19 march 2019 - 12:12:51
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The two-year suspended sentence handed down Congolese artist-musician Koffi Olomide on Monday by the criminal court [...] Full text...

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UN pledges to do its ‘utmost to prevent and mitigate any risk of violence’ in DR Congo

19 march 2019 - 07:17:48
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the relatively peaceful passage of December’s presidential election in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania launches gold exchange market

18 march 2019 - 12:28:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has launched an international gold exchange market in the mineral-rich region of Geita [...] Full text...

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Cholera kills 14 in DRC

18 march 2019 - 06:09:44
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Fourteen people have died of cholera in DR Congo out of 436 cases reported from [...] Full text...

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Ruling party supporters kick against results from senatorial elections in DRC

17 march 2019 - 12:30:19
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Members of the ruling Union for democracy and social progress (UPDS), party of president Felix [...] Full text...

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DRC opposition party leader released from jail, vows to continue fight against injustice

17 march 2019 - 12:14:35
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Benefiting from a presidential amnesty and released from jail on Saturday, the national leader of [...] Full text...

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Ebola kills 591 in 8 months in DRC, says Health ministry

17 march 2019 - 09:34:23
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The Ebola virus disease, which broke out in the provinces of North-Kivu and Ituru, in [...] Full text...

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US says willing to work in partnership with Congolese leader Tshisekedi

15 march 2019 - 22:16:16
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – United States Under -secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Peter Nagy said here Friday [...] Full text...

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Tanzania’s Simba SC host AS Vita in crucial CAF Champions’ League Group D tie

15 march 2019 - 16:17:17
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian Champions Simba SC will on Saturday welcome AS Vita from Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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DR Congo Ebola centre attacks could force retreat against the deadly disease, warns WHO chief

15 march 2019 - 07:01:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Attacks on Ebola treatment centres in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), risk reversing the [...] Full text...

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French President Macron decries lack of international environment accord

14 march 2019 - 23:28:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Visiting French President Emmanuel Macron decried here Thursday the lack of an internationally binding environment law [...] Full text...

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DR Congo's president to visit Rwanda to boost ties

14 march 2019 - 16:59:42
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, will undertake a two-day state [...] Full text...

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French President emphasises deepening regional security ties on Kenya visit

14 march 2019 - 16:27:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday,  the second day of his Kenyan visit,  emphasised his [...] Full text...

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Rights group says release of prisoners in DR Congo 'a crucial first step'

14 march 2019 - 16:25:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International has lauded the release of some 700 prisoners by the government [...] Full text...

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Some 260,000 children in DR Congo’s Kasai region suffering severe acute malnutrition

14 march 2019 - 06:51:22
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - More than a quarter of a million children in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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DR Congo's President Tshisekedi to visit Rwanda

13 march 2019 - 13:07:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi is due to visit neighboring Rwanda in the [...] Full text...

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WFP hails treatment of displaced people in Congo's Pool region

13 march 2019 - 11:50:22
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The regional director of the World Food Programme (WFP) for Southern Africa, Lola Castro, has hailed [...] Full text...

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UN warns that 'new waves of violence’ likely in DR Congo

12 march 2019 - 17:32:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "New waves of violence” could erupt "at any time" in western Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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Jean-Pierre Bemba claims EUR 68.6 million as damages after acquittal by the ICC

12 march 2019 - 17:10:08
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Jean-Pierre Bemba, leader of the MLC, Mouvement de libération du Congo, is claiming 68.6 million euros [...] Full text...

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Ebola disease reaches 20th health zone in North Kivu region of DRC

09 march 2019 - 17:05:06
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – A case of the Ebola virus disease was confirmed on Friday in the health zone [...] Full text...

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European visa centre opens in Kinshasa replacing Schengen House

09 march 2019 - 10:37:04
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Visa Centre, the new name of the former Schengen House, opened its doors on [...] Full text...

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UN allocates US$500,000 for Ebola readiness and response centre in Uganda

07 march 2019 - 08:30:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock has released US$500,000 from the United Nations Central [...] Full text...

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Former Katanga governor Moise Katumbi applies for return to DRC

01 march 2019 - 20:25:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Former governor of Katanga Moise Katumbi called at the Embassy of the DR Congo in Brussels [...] Full text...

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WHO concerned about "further chain of Ebola transmission" in eastern DR Congo

28 february 2019 - 21:10:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Although there are decreasing trends in case incidence of Ebola disease in Eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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AfDB commitments in Central Africa amount to $ 13 billion in 2018

28 february 2019 - 21:05:30
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The financial commitments of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Central Africa reached $ 13 [...] Full text...

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DRC President Felix Tshisekedi arrives in Namibia on official visit

26 february 2019 - 17:24:18
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DRC President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo Tuesday arrived in Windhoek, Namibia, for a 48-hour official [...] Full text...

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Laity coordination committee demands rule of law in DR Congo

26 february 2019 - 13:00:29
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The laity  coordination committee of Congolese Catholics (CLC) is determined to carry on the fight [...] Full text...

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Belgian FM announces reopening of Schengen House in Kinshasa

25 february 2019 - 10:23:42
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Belgian minister of foreign affairs, Didier Reynders, has lauded the signing on Friday in Kinshasa [...] Full text...

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Pregnant, nursing women can now be given Ebola vaccine - WHO

22 february 2019 - 06:58:20
Beijing, China (PANA) - Reversing an earlier decision, the World Health Organization (WHO) now recommends vaccinating pregnant and breastfeeding women [...] Full text...

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WHO hails 'significant progress' in fighting Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo

21 february 2019 - 21:10:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Thursday that despite progress made in the last 21 [...] Full text...

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UN-AU task force expresses support to Lake Chad Basin Commission in fighting Boko Haram

20 february 2019 - 12:57:46
UN-AU task force expresses support to Lake Chad Basin Commission in fighting Boko Haram Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The United [...] Full text...

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Technical, financial partners to hold roundtable on Brazzaville-Kinshasa Road-Rail Bridge in June

19 february 2019 - 22:25:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   Technical and financial partners of the Brazzaville-Kinshasa Road-Rail Bridge on Tuesday agreed here to hold a round [...] Full text...

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President Tshisekedi reassures about DRC's basic principles of diplomacy

16 february 2019 - 13:50:07
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The basic principles of the Congolese diplomacy remain the same since the country's independence in [...] Full text...

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Tshisekedi administration asked to punish those behind DRC post-poll killings

15 february 2019 - 13:14:44
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo’s new administration should demonstrate its human rights commitment by impartially investigating [...] Full text...

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WHO: Ebola outbreak continuing with 'moderate intensity' in eastern DR Congo

15 february 2019 - 13:05:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is continuing with "moderate [...] Full text...

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Partners seek US$148m for final assault on Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in DRC

15 february 2019 - 13:00:51
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - In a bid to bring the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Child rights NGO says nearly 1 in 5 children living in areas affected by armed conflict

15 february 2019 - 05:27:52
New York, US (PANA) - Save the Children, an international non-governmental organisation that promotes children's rights, says more children are [...] Full text...

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Cholera, measles hit southeastern DRC

14 february 2019 - 20:26:47
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Cholera and measles, two epidemics that broke out in several provinces of DR Congo since [...] Full text...

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More South Sudanese refugees fleeing violence arrive in DRC

14 february 2019 - 16:51:16
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Thousands of people fleeing violence in South Sudan have arrived in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Thousands flee fresh violence in South Sudan, many ‘suffering from trauma’

13 february 2019 - 05:16:30
Juba, South Sudan (ANA) - The United Nations has said over the past few days thousands of desperate civilians have [...] Full text...

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Simba SC beat Al-Ahly 1-0 in G.D CAF Champs League match

12 february 2019 - 19:15:51
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian champions Simba SC on Saturday beat Egypt's Al-Ashly 1 - 0 in [...] Full text...

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AU Summit presses for dialogue on inclusive govt in DR Congo

11 february 2019 - 16:07:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security Smail Chergui held talks with President Felix Tshisekedi [...] Full text...

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2018/19 CAF Champions League: Egyptian club Ismaily reinstated on appeal

10 february 2019 - 20:24:45
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Appeal Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has upheld an appeal by Egyptian [...] Full text...

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ROUNDUP: AU leaders vows to neutralise terrorists from destabilising African countries

10 february 2019 - 19:23:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (PANA) - African and world leaders on Sunday vowed never to allow terrorist elements to destabilise any country [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says conditions in Burundi, DRC still unfavorable for returning refugees

09 february 2019 - 18:19:55
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi said on Friday conditions were [...] Full text...

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UN Chief praises African leaders for overseeing “momentous wind of hope”

09 february 2019 - 16:43:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Saturday praised African Union leaders for overseeing “momentous wind of hope” [...] Full text...

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UN refugee chief praises ‘regional peacemaker’ Tanzania

08 february 2019 - 21:28:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The head of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has praised Tanzania for the long-standing [...] Full text...

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AU vows robust conflict prevention strategies to slow forced displacements

08 february 2019 - 16:41:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has pledged to intensify measures to reduce the scourge of conflicts [...] Full text...

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DRC, Congo set to strengthen cooperation

08 february 2019 - 15:26:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The just-ended two-day visit by DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi to Congo Republic was the expression [...] Full text...

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WHO says 119 new cases of Ebola reported in Eastern DR Congo

08 february 2019 - 11:02:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Despite encouraging signs, some 119 new cases of Ebola virus disease were reported across several parts [...] Full text...

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President Félix Tshisekedi arrives in Congo on state visit

07 february 2019 - 21:02:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, [...] Full text...

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AU Executive Council calls for decisive steps to end deadly African conflicts

07 february 2019 - 16:13:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Executive Council, which comprises foreign ministers from the continent’s 55 member states, [...] Full text...

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335 Burundian refugees repatriated from Tanzania

07 february 2019 - 14:00:40
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday repatriated 335 Burundians from neighbouring Tanzania, [...] Full text...

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DRC leader Tshisekedi visits Angola, Kenya

06 february 2019 - 12:58:29
Luanda, Angola (PANA) – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi left the Angolan capital, Luanda, on Wednesday after [...] Full text...

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Mass-graves found of at least 535 killed during in western DR Congo

31 january 2019 - 07:18:32
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A preliminary UN investigation into a massacre reportedly carried out in western Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda refutes reports on Ebola spreading across DR Congo border

29 january 2019 - 13:46:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's health ministry on Tuesday refuted reports of a cross-border spread of the Ebola [...] Full text...

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Burundi says investiture speech of DRC President 'reassuring'

26 january 2019 - 17:24:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's second vice-president in charge of economic and social affairs, Joseph Burutore, has lauded the investiture [...] Full text...

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WHO concerned about increase of new Ebola cases in eastern DR Congo

26 january 2019 - 14:46:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that health workers have continued to face [...] Full text...

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Buhari congratulates new DRC leader on his victory and inauguration

25 january 2019 - 15:25:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday congratulated newly elected President of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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President Tshisekedi pledges to build democratic state in the DRC

24 january 2019 - 22:02:00
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo pledged in his speech at his inauguration on Thursday to build [...] Full text...

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Outgone DR Congo President, Kabila, urges Congolese to support his successor

24 january 2019 - 16:33:54
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The outgone President of the DRC, Joseph Kabila Kabange, has called on the Congolese people to [...] Full text...

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Historic power change witnessed in DR Congo

24 january 2019 - 14:30:33
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Joseph Kabila has handed over power to incoming President Felix Tshisekedi, making it the [...] Full text...

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Congo: President Sassou Nguesso congratulates Félix Tshisekedi on election as president of DRC

23 january 2019 - 20:54:54
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso on Wednesday sent a message of congratulations to Antoine Félix Tshisekedi [...] Full text...

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Pretoria salutes DRC president-elect Felix Tshisekedi

21 january 2019 - 09:38:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Felix Tshisekedi as president-elect of the DRC [...] Full text...

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AU postpones visit to DR Congo on controversial election results

21 january 2019 - 02:25:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) says it has postponed the visit of its high-level delegation [...] Full text...

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EU Council of Foreign Ministers to discuss DRC situation on Monday

20 january 2019 - 18:17:30
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders announced on Sunday that the situation in the DRC, after the [...] Full text...

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Magufuli congratulates DR Congo’s president-elect

20 january 2019 - 18:02:32
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday congratulated Mr. Felix Tshisekedi on his election [...] Full text...

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SADC Chair congratulates DR Congo President-elect

20 january 2019 - 17:51:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has congratulated the president-elect of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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LEAD: DRC Constitutional Court proclaims Tshisekedi president-elect

20 january 2019 - 07:24:40
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Constitutional Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has proclaimed Felix Tshisekedi the president-elect based [...] Full text...

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DR Congo Constitutional Court upholds Tshisekedi's victory

20 january 2019 - 03:36:51
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Constitutional Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday upheld the result of [...] Full text...

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EU supports AU drive to suspend Presidential vote results in DRC

18 january 2019 - 19:50:42
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has joined the African Union (AU) in calling on the authorities in [...] Full text...

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DR Congo needs dialogue – Zambian President

18 january 2019 - 13:26:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has called for enhanced stakeholders dialogue in resolving the political unrest that [...] Full text...

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AU mini-Summit on DRC calls for suspension of 'flawed election result'

18 january 2019 - 09:33:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has called on the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Nearly 900 reportedly killed following ‘shocking’ intercommunal attacks in DR Congo - UN

17 january 2019 - 05:15:48
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said on Wednesday that at least 890 villagers were [...] Full text...

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Zambian President off to Addis Ababa for emergency talks on DRC disputed elections

16 january 2019 - 12:16:54
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has left for Ethiopia where he is expected to attend an emergency [...] Full text...

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DRC President-elect non-committal amid calls for unity government

14 january 2019 - 18:09:05
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President-elect, Felix Tshisekedi, has remained non-committal amid calls for the opening [...] Full text...

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EU demands publication of DRC election results from each local compilation centre

14 january 2019 - 15:51:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Zambian President calls for Government of National Unity in DRC

13 january 2019 - 14:04:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has urged political parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to [...] Full text...

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DRC opposition leader Fayulu challenges election result

12 january 2019 - 17:55:46
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – DR Congo opposition presidential candidate Martin Fayulu has moved to the Constitutional Court to file a [...] Full text...

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La Francophonie's head calls for restraint after announcement of election results in DR Congo

11 january 2019 - 14:22:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Secretary General of the world community of French-speaking countries, known as La Francophonie, Louise Mushikiwabo [...] Full text...

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SADC welcomes release of DRC provisional election result; calls for calm

11 january 2019 - 13:19:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has welcomed the release of the provisional election result in [...] Full text...

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Belgium calls for calm in DR Congo after controversial election

11 january 2019 - 13:04:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Ryenders on Thursday called for calm in DR Congo following the declaration [...] Full text...

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South African president Ramaphosa yet to congratulate Tshisekedi on poll victory

11 january 2019 - 10:56:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted the provisional result of DRC presidential poll but has [...] Full text...

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African 'Matonge' district of Brussels in high spirits following Tshisekedi's victory in DRC

10 january 2019 - 18:32:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - All cafés, bars, dance halls, shops, tropical grocery stores, hairdressers and other leisure centres in Matongé, [...] Full text...

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‘Refrain from violence’ UN chief urges, as presidential election result is announced in DR Congo

10 january 2019 - 18:13:23
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed for all parties to “refrain from violence” in [...] Full text...

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LEAD: DRC opposition leader wins presidential elections

10 january 2019 - 07:26:41
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Felix Tshisekedi, the leader of the largest Democratic Republic of Congo opposition party, has won the [...] Full text...

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Zambian President meets with Ramaphosa over DRC elections

09 january 2019 - 17:26:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Wednesday met with his South African counterpart, President Cyril Ramaphosa, in [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: DRC presidential vote results compilation halfway done - CENI

06 january 2019 - 18:15:52
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The DR Congo National Independent Electoral Commission of Congo (CENI) has compiled 53% of the results [...] Full text...

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DRC cleric reiterates election irregularities may ignite popular revolt

06 january 2019 - 14:52:07
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Election irregularities may ignite a popular revolt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rather [...] Full text...

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DRC poll officials meet to discuss presidential election results

06 january 2019 - 11:14:47
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The DR Congo National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) is holding its General Assembly to review [...] Full text...

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Congolese electoral body postpones declaration of presidential poll results

05 january 2019 - 19:45:47
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The National Independent Electoral Commission of Congo (CENI) has postponed the announcement of the presidential [...] Full text...

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Congolese church raises stakes amid tense wait for presidential election results

05 january 2019 - 07:51:41
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Catholic Church has ruffled feathers with the National Independent Electoral Commission of Congo (CENI) [...] Full text...

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DRC ‘calm but tense’ as country awaits presidential election result

04 january 2019 - 18:53:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The post-election environment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is “calm but tense” as [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s Ebola preparedness ‘will go a long way,’ says WHO chief

03 january 2019 - 20:22:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - In the wake of an ongoing Ebola outbreak affecting the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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Lomé hosts continental tennis tournaments

03 january 2019 - 18:34:27
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Togolese capital, Lomé, will from 7 to 15 January host two continental tennis tournaments, sports [...] Full text...

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France criticises media censorship by authorities in DR Congo

03 january 2019 - 18:08:00
Paris, France (PANA) – The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Radio France International (RFI) have [...] Full text...

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EU wants Kinshasa to lift Internet access ban

02 january 2019 - 17:12:30
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government to lift [...] Full text...

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Foreign missions call on DR Congo authorities to end media blackout

01 january 2019 - 08:17:30
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Foreign diplomats accredited to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, have called upon [...] Full text...

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DR Congo opposition leader praises defiant vote in Ebola-hit Eastern region

01 january 2019 - 08:08:50
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - DR Congo opposition leader and front-runner for the presidency, Martin Fayulu, has praised the citizens of [...] Full text...

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Kagame accuses 'neighbouring country' of supporting Rwandan rebels

01 january 2019 - 02:34:31
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has accused an unnamed neighbouring country of supporting "negative forces" against his [...] Full text...

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Zambia truckers stuck at DRC border

31 december 2018 - 12:03:50
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Hundreds of international truckers who go in and out of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Congolese voters taste democracy in peaceful vote, technical failures reported

31 december 2018 - 09:22:54
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Counting of votes is continuing in Sunday's presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Polling centres open in landmark post-Kabila vote in DR Congo

30 december 2018 - 08:01:45
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Polling centres opened in the cobalt-rich Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday in a [...] Full text...

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Election delay in DR Congo’s Beni region may 'stigmatise' Ebola victims, says cleric

28 december 2018 - 11:36:45
Beni, DR Congo (PANA) – The delay of Sunday’s elections in the Ebola-hit region of Beni and Butembo in Northern [...] Full text...

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Burundi, Great Lakes Development Bank sign framework agreement on cooperation

27 december 2018 - 15:33:23
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi and the Development Bank of Great Lakes States (BDEGL) on Thursday signed an agreement to [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urges continuous dialogue, transparency in DR Congo

23 december 2018 - 18:33:53
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has called for continuous dialogue and transparency with all political [...] Full text...

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DR Congo electoral commission reassures AU of 30 December poll

23 december 2018 - 17:46:30
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Independent National Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Saturday reassured [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges DR Congo authorities to uphold right to peaceful protests

23 december 2018 - 06:46:55
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Human rights organisation Amnesty International is calling on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) [...] Full text...

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DR Congo puts off general elections for one week

21 december 2018 - 16:59:11
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The long-awaited elections in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been postponed for a week, [...] Full text...

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DR Congo presidential election postponed to 30 December

20 december 2018 - 18:10:55
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The authorities in DRC have postponed Sunday's presidential election to 30 December, according to media reports. The [...] Full text...

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New UN rights report paints bleak picture in eastern DR Congo

20 december 2018 - 04:34:55
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A new United Nations human rights report has documented “hundreds” of extra-judicial killings and cases of [...] Full text...

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Security Council says DRC's vote ‘historic opportunity’ for ‘peaceful transfer of power’

20 december 2018 - 04:10:02
New York, US (PANA) - As the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) prepare to vote in [...] Full text...

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'Millions in DRC languish without aid as the country heads towards elections'

18 december 2018 - 20:41:42
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - As the world turns its attention to the upcoming national elections in Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese refugees need $2.7 billion, as safe return remains elusive

18 december 2018 - 20:28:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) launched a US$2.7 billion appeal on behalf of South Sudanese refugees [...] Full text...

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Unidentified assailants in deadly Rwanda ambush 'fled to Burundi' - Rwandan Army

18 december 2018 - 12:46:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan Army says a group of unidentified gunmen who last weekend ambushed three passenger vehicles [...] Full text...

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Rwandan army pursues unidentified gunmen after deadly road ambush

17 december 2018 - 15:16:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan Army is on the hunt for gunmen who on Saturday ambushed three passenger vehicles, [...] Full text...

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DR Congo arrests spokesperson of Rwandan rebel group

17 december 2018 - 13:12:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have arrested Ignace Nkaka, aka La [...] Full text...

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Peacekeeping chief honours Tanzanian troops killed in deadly DR Congo attacks

15 december 2018 - 05:13:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A year on from the brutal killings of 15 United Nations peacekeepers from Tanzania [...] Full text...

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‘Excessive use of force’ in campaign must be avoided in DRC polls, says Bachelet

14 december 2018 - 21:21:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly pre-election violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sparked by police reportedly firing [...] Full text...

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Central warehouse of DRC's Electoral Commission gutted by fire

13 december 2018 - 14:15:09
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Fire on Thursday gutted one of the central warehouses of DR Congo's Independent National Electoral [...] Full text...

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Angola win 23rd Women's AFCON

13 december 2018 - 09:50:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Angola's women handball team, the Palancas Negras, on Wednesday won the 23rd Women's Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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EU extends targeted sanctions against 15 persons close to DRC President Kabila

11 december 2018 - 12:04:58
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has decided to extend targeted sanctions imposed against 15 persons close to [...] Full text...

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EU extends sanctions against DRC for one year

10 december 2018 - 16:31:51
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday extended restrictive measures currently in place against the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Militants disrupt opposition party campaigns, candidates decry state repression

10 december 2018 - 13:41:09
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Presidential election candidates in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been met with violence on the [...] Full text...

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Human Rights organisations, partners want EU to maintain sanctions against 16 Congolese officials

08 december 2018 - 14:57:06
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and Congolese partner organisations have called on the European [...] Full text...

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REDD initiative for Africa relaunched on the margins of COP 24

06 december 2018 - 17:55:27
Katowice, Poland (PANA) - On the fourth day of COP24 in Poland, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has reiterated its [...] Full text...

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Congolese opposition leader promises reconciliation in Goma campaign trail

05 december 2018 - 07:37:27
Goma, DRC (PANA) - Congolese opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi has pledged to increase state presence in Goma, North Kivu province, [...] Full text...

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Global aid appeal targets more than 93 million most in need next year

04 december 2018 - 17:55:05
New York, US (PANA) - Conflict has pushed tens of millions of people into a situation where they are in [...] Full text...

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Political realignments heightened in Congolese opposition camps

02 december 2018 - 10:58:14
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Congolese opposition leader Felix Tshesikedi received a new boost on Saturday with the backing of the [...] Full text...

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No EU election observation mission in DR Congo

28 november 2018 - 17:46:03
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union will not deploy an electoral observation mission to Democratic Republic of Congo for [...] Full text...

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Italy, Sweden contribute to Sudan's reintegration programme for demobilised soldiers

27 november 2018 - 18:39:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Hundreds of Sudanese former military and rebel elements will receive rehabilitation thanks to funds and training provided [...] Full text...

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Belgium willing to return DR Congo art objects of its heritage

27 november 2018 - 17:14:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium is willing to return to DR Congo ancient art objects exhibited at the Royal Museum [...] Full text...

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UN agency reports 9.6 million people severely food-insecure in Southern Africa

26 november 2018 - 16:50:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The number of severely food insecure people in Southern Africa rose to an estimated [...] Full text...

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DR Congo opposition leaders enter power-sharing agreement

24 november 2018 - 10:36:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The main opposition party candidates in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a pre-election power-sharing [...] Full text...

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UN human rights office reports 71 violations in DRC in October

23 november 2018 - 18:49:23
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) documented 71 violations of human rights and [...] Full text...

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Campaign for DRC elections starts on Thursday

22 november 2018 - 10:02:25
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA ) - Campaign for the presidential, legislative and provincial elections sheduled for 23 December in the [...] Full text...

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Presidential election campaigns get underway in DRC

22 november 2018 - 09:14:24
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Presidential election campaigns have kicked-off in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ahead of the [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for strengthening of peacekeeping in Africa

21 november 2018 - 09:16:08
New York, US (PANA) - Citing the “encouraging progress” achieved by United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa – which hosts [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns killing of ‘blue helmets’ in DR Congo

16 november 2018 - 02:01:53
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Gutteres has condemned Wednesday's killing of seven peacekeepers serving in the [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Angola to suspend deportation of DRC refugees

15 november 2018 - 05:36:23
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch, on Thursday asked the Angolan government to immediately suspend [...] Full text...

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UN envoy urges DRC gov't to ‘secure’ next month's key elections

14 november 2018 - 01:54:46
New York, US (PANA) - With key national elections due next month in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...

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Ebola outbreak in DRC conflict zone ‘remains dangerous and unpredictable’ – UN chiefs

09 november 2018 - 04:58:54
Beni, DRC (PANA) - While new measures to tackle the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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'International crime gangs amass ‘staggering’ profits in conflict zones'

08 november 2018 - 06:33:33
New York, US (PANA) - During a Tuesday briefing to the Security Council, Tuesday Reitano, Deputy Director of the Global [...] Full text...

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Frontline workers vaccinated in Uganda in bid to halt spread of deadly Ebola

07 november 2018 - 20:03:09
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and Ugandan Ministry of Health have begun vaccinating frontline health workers [...] Full text...

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Expulsion of Congolese from Angola aggravates dire crisis in Kasai - NRC

07 november 2018 - 14:14:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The expulsion of an estimated 360,000 Congolese from Angola in October is aggravating an already dire [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping official calls for more women UN police

07 november 2018 - 06:51:30
New York, US (PANA) - More women officers are needed at UN Police, to make the work of the Organization [...] Full text...

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Medical charity denounces sexual violence committed by armed men in DRC's Kasai region

02 november 2018 - 00:48:39
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says between May 2017 and September 2018, it treated [...] Full text...

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Security Council urges responder-safety focus, as DRC Ebola outbreak worsens

31 october 2018 - 02:00:28
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has voiced “serious concern” over the impact of deteriorating security [...] Full text...

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80,000 youngsters at risk in DRC after forcible expulsion from Angola: UNICEF

30 october 2018 - 19:13:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tens of thousands of children who have been forcibly returned from Angola to the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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2019 Africa U-23 Qualifiers: Rwanda coach names squad against DR Congo

30 october 2018 - 14:36:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's coach for the Under-23 national football team, Jimmy Mulisa, on Tuesday released a provisional [...] Full text...

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Over 330,000 DRC migrants at risk after mass deportations from Angola – UN rights chief

27 october 2018 - 03:31:40
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The United Nations human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday warned that the forcible mass expulsion [...] Full text...

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63rd ordinary session of the African rights commission opens in Banjul

24 october 2018 - 17:06:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The 63rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights, opened on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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NRC raises red flag on escalating violence in eastern DRC

24 october 2018 - 09:38:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), says it is deeply concerned by the rapidly escalating and [...] Full text...

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UN chief ‘outraged’ by recent killings of civilians and health workers

22 october 2018 - 19:21:19
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Monday he is “outraged by the continued [...] Full text...

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Pan African Rights Forum opens in Banjul ahead of 63rd ordinary session

21 october 2018 - 20:00:26
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Continental platform for Non-governmental Orgnisations (NGOs), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other rights-related activists, otherwise called [...] Full text...

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Angola 'ready to clarify expulsion' of DR Congo nationals

19 october 2018 - 11:10:06
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The ambassador of Angola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), José Joâo Manvuel, has [...] Full text...

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Police Chief appointed to top civilian post

19 october 2018 - 09:18:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame has appointed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Emmanuel Gasana, as Governor [...] Full text...

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MONUSCO committed to logistic support for DRC electoral process

17 october 2018 - 16:33:10
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The special representative of the UN Secretary General in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mrs [...] Full text...

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DRC govt. protests forceful expulsion of its nationals from Angola

17 october 2018 - 13:19:10
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in accordance with diplomatic rules, has protested [...] Full text...

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Hunger levels double in DR Congo as violence intensifies, warns NGO

17 october 2018 - 05:35:45
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - About 15 million women, men and children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are without [...] Full text...

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Congolese expelled from Angola returning to ‘desperate situation’: UNHCR

16 october 2018 - 19:18:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Congolese nationals forced back across the border to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after being [...] Full text...

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South African Ramaphosa cancels DRC trip due to illness

16 october 2018 - 11:07:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has cancelled an official visit to the DRC due to an [...] Full text...

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WHO calls crisis meeting over deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

16 october 2018 - 05:00:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called an Emergency Committee meeting on [...] Full text...

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80% of children in DRC Ebola-affected areas return to school - UNICEF

15 october 2018 - 02:45:13
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – One month after the beginning of the school year, 80 per cent of school-aged children have [...] Full text...

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DRC's electoral process advancing despite threat of armed groups, UN envoy

12 october 2018 - 06:26:47
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - December elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remain on course, but still face [...] Full text...

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South African newsletter claims DRC, Tanzania taking extreme resource nationalist measures

11 october 2018 - 10:35:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Resource nationalist measures being implemented in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Tanzania are significantly [...] Full text...

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Funding for world's forcibly displaced, stateless under strain - UNHCR

09 october 2018 - 09:50:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Funding for the world’s forcibly displaced and stateless people is becoming increasingly squeezed, with barely more [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council says DRC's December polls are ‘historic opportunity’

07 october 2018 - 04:57:36
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council on Saturday wrapped up a two-day mission to the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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DR Congo gynaecologist, Yazidi rights activist win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize

05 october 2018 - 09:46:37
Oslo, Norway (PANA) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday announced that DR Congo gynaecologist, Dr Denis Mukwege, and Nadia [...] Full text...

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HRW urges ICC investigate killings in DRC's Beni

04 october 2018 - 11:41:33
Beni, DRC (PANA – Unidentified fighters have killed more than 1,000 civilians in Beni territory in eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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UNICEF teams up with DRC Ebola survivors to help stop spread

01 october 2018 - 06:44:52
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Recent survivors of the Ebola virus and the UN children's fund (UNICEF) are partnering to help [...] Full text...

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Violence and displacement in Ebola-hit DR Congo threatens humanitarian response

28 september 2018 - 16:09:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Increasing violence in Ebola-affected areas of north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is threatening the [...] Full text...

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Save the Children raises red flag about new Ebola cases

26 september 2018 - 08:20:30
Beni, DRC (PANA) - Save the Children, a children's rights NGO, says it is concerned at the news of five [...] Full text...

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Ebola-hit DRC faces ‘perfect storm’ as uptick in violence halts WHO operation

25 september 2018 - 19:25:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A "perfect storm" of active conflict and traumatized communities in Ebola-affected areas of eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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155 children left orphaned or separated from their parents in DRC’s latest Ebola outbreak - UNICEF

22 september 2018 - 12:48:12
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – UNB children's fund, UNICEF, and its partners have so far identified 155 children who have been [...] Full text...

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DRC wins praise over planned exploitation of cobalt for electric car plants

20 september 2018 - 18:11:07
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) - UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) officials have lauded the Democratic Republic of Congo' s (DRC) [...] Full text...

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MSF treats 65 Ebola patients in first month in North Kivu

10 september 2018 - 05:56:55
Beni, DRC (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says it has treated 65 patients confirmed to be diagnosed [...] Full text...

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UN Chief for Human Rights warns DRC authorities on suppression of peaceful protests

07 september 2018 - 17:07:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday expressed deep concern about [...] Full text...

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23 protestors injured, 89 arrested in DRC crackdown on peaceful protests

04 september 2018 - 09:49:38
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - At least 23 peaceful protesters were injured today in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), six [...] Full text...

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IOM and humanitarian actors respond to needs in Tripoli

31 august 2018 - 08:58:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has responded to the urgent humanitarian needs of hundreds of displaced [...] Full text...

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World Bank project tackles gender-based violence in DRC by focusing on prevention

30 august 2018 - 19:54:48
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank announced Thursday it is committing US$100 million in International Development Association (IDA) financing [...] Full text...

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UN food relief agency airlifts aid to DR Congo province hit by Ebola outbreak

30 august 2018 - 18:13:24
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Emergency food aid is being delivered to people affected by the Ebola virus in the eastern [...] Full text...

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As children in Ebola-affected areas of DR Congo head back to school, UNICEF ramps up support

29 august 2018 - 06:41:28
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) gears up for the upcoming academic year [...] Full text...

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Rights group says DRC opposition under assault

28 august 2018 - 07:19:32
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Government security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo used live ammunition and teargas to disperse [...] Full text...

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Respect for fundamental rights, freedoms key for peaceful polls in DRC – UN mission chief

28 august 2018 - 06:15:24
New York, US (PANA) - Confidence and consensus around key issues are still required ahead of this year’s presidential and [...] Full text...

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Ebola outbreak spreads to eastern DRC 'no-go' zone surrounded by rebels

25 august 2018 - 06:18:35
Geneva, Switzerland(PANA) - Rebel violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is escalating inside the vast country’s Ebola-hit [...] Full text...

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WB debars Slovenian firm engaged in corrupt practices in DRC

22 august 2018 - 17:15:33
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank on Wednesday announced the 18-month debarment of Flycom d.o.o. (Flycom), a Slovenian provider [...] Full text...

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Child victims of DRC Ebola outbreak need ‘special attention and care’ - UNICEF

18 august 2018 - 06:05:21
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - An ongoing deadly Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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Medical charity opens Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo's North Kivu region

17 august 2018 - 07:44:13
Mangina, DR Congo (PANA) - Taking a new step in its response to the current Ebola outbreak in North Kivu, [...] Full text...

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