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Now playing Next no comment Raging floodwaters become deadly in Democratic Republic of Congo At least 25 people have been killed by flooding in eastern Congo, the administrator of Uvira territory in South Kivu province, Kiza Muhato, told The Associated Press. 21/04/2020
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Now playing Next Netherlands DRC's Bosco Ntaganda jailed for 30 years for war crimes The former Congolese military leader was sentenced after a trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Thursday. 07/11/2019
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Now playing Next Democratic Republic Of Congo WHO stops short of declaring Ebola outbreak a global emergency The World Health Organization (WHO) determined for the third time that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is not a "public health emergency of international concern". 14/06/2019
Now playing Next Democratic Republic Of Congo Ebola crisis 'accelerating' says field coordinator in DR Congo The World Health Organization is set to decide whether or not to declare Ebola a public health emergency Friday after a 5-year-old died in Uganda. 14/06/2019
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Now playing Next Democratic Republic Of Congo Congolese constitutional court rejects challenge by opposition Martin Fayulu has called for protests after the Congolese constitutional court rejected a challenge to the election results. 20/01/2019
Now playing Next Democratic Republic Of Congo DR Congo election results delayed Election officials in DR Congo say the preliminary results have been delayed because they have received less than half of the ballot papers 06/01/2019
Now playing Next Democratic Republic Of Congo DR Congo election row The Election Commission in the DR of Congo has accused the Catholic Church of preparing people for insurrection 05/01/2019
Now playing Next Democratic Republic Of Congo Tense delays cloud DRC's first democratic transfer of power DRC President Joseph Kabila, in power since his father’s assassination in 2001, is due to step down after the vote in the first democratic transition for a country plagued by authoritarian rule, coups and civil wars since independence from Belgium in 1960 30/12/2018
Now playing Next Belgium DRC calls for Belgium museum to return artworks and artifacts The Africa Museum's reopening in Belgium after a ten year "decolonisation" project led to calls from the Democratic Republic of Congo for its artifacts to be given back 09/12/2018
Now playing Next World Children in DRC begin to return to school after Ebola outbreak Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are starting to return to school following a regional Ebola outbreak, that has killed over 70 people so far. 04/09/2018
Now playing Next Democratic Republic Of Congo World Health Organisation declares new ebola emergency in Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced a new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, just days after a recent emergence of the disease was declared over. 02/08/2018
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