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Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks

Congolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several other African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency.

Reuters on MSN · 4h

Congo launches its first mpox vaccination campaign

By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Congolese health officials launched their first mpox vaccination campaign on Saturday, a key step in efforts to contain an outbreak that has spread from its epicentre in the Democratic Republic of Congo to numerous other African nations this year.

ABC · 12h

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations, nearly two months after outbreaks in Africa were declared a global emergency

Congo Boat Capsize Tragedy

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

At least 78 people died when a boat with 278 on board capsized in eastern Congo, official says

A boat has capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people. That's according to witnesses who spoke to The Associated Press.

Reuters · 1d

78 drown after boat capsizes in Congo's Lake Kivu, provincial governor says

At least 78 people drowned when a boat carrying 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, a provincial governor said.

Newsweek on MSN · 2d

At Least 78 Dead After Boat Capsizes on a Lake in Eastern Congo

In June, 80 passengers lost their lives when an overloaded boat sank near the capital, Kinshasa. In January, 22 people died in a similar incident on Lake Maï-Ndombe, and in April 2023, six were killed and 64 others went missing following a boat accident on Lake Kivu.

Pro-Palestinian protesters rally Congo Square

NOLA.com · 1h

Pro-Palestinian protesters rally Congo Square, call for an end to war in Gaza

Hundreds pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied in Congo Square Saturday night calling for a ceasefire and an end to the Israel-Hamas war that started in Gaza a year ago and has since spread to other fronts in the Middle East.

U.S. News & World Report · 9h

Anniversary of Gaza War Draws Thousands of Pro-Palestinian Protesters Around the World

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in several major cities around the world on Saturday to demand an end to bloodshed in Gaza, as the conflict in the Palestinian enclave approaches its first anniversary and spreads in the wider region.

Seattle Times · 41m

Pro-Palestinian rally in Seattle marks year of Israeli strikes on Gaza

Hundreds of protesters marched from Seattle's waterfront to the Space Needle, waving Palestinian flags, chanting and demanding a cease-fire in Gaza.

KRQE Blogs2d

Boat capsizes on a lake in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people, witnesses say

GOMA, Congo (AP) — A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, witnesses told The Associated Press. It was not ...

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Rwandan foreign minister says Congo refused to sign deal to ease M23 conflict

Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said on Saturday his Congolese counterpart had refused to sign an agreed deal ...

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Sex workers are hit hard by Congo's mpox outbreak but say their only option is to keep working

It's been four months since Sifa Kunguja recovered from mpox, but as a sex worker, she said, she's still struggling to regain ...

Scientific American3d

Hidden Playgrounds of Elephants and Gorillas Revealed in Republic of Congo Rainforest

In a dense Republic of Congo rainforest, scientists have mapped a network of strangely open clearings where wild beasts go to ...

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