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Now playing Next no comment Rebels kill more than a dozen in roadside attack in eastern DRC At least 16 people were killed and eight injured in an attack by suspected Allied Democratic Forces rebels, the military said. 24/07/2021
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Now playing Next World "Europe's response should be to talk to Africans" – Felix Tshisekedi Days after the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, gives Euronews his insight into the continent's finances, the migrant situation, terrorist threats and good governance. 26/05/2021
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Now playing Next Democratic Republic Of Congo European diplomats concerned by WHO sexual abuse reports in Congo European diplomats have voiced serious concerns about how the World Health Organization has handled sex abuse allegations involving its own staff during an outbreak of Ebola in Congo. 14/05/2021
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Now playing Next Democratic Republic Of Congo Italian ambassador to DR Congo killed in attack on UN convoy The Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and an Italian carabineri police officer were killed on Monday while traveling in the DRC in a UN convoy, the Foreign Ministry said. 22/02/2021
Now playing Next the global conversation Denis Mukwege's stand against sexual violence in DRC Denis Mukwege, known to some as Dr Miracle, explains to Euronews the impact of COVID-19 on the ongoing efforts to help women victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 14/10/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Mixed race women sue Belgian state over colonial-era 'kidnapping' Known as "metis", they are the children of white Belgian settlers and black local women in the Congo, when it was still a Belgian colony. 03/07/2020
Now playing Next Belgium Belgian king expresses 'deepest regret' for colonial-era cruelty King Philippe wrote in a letter to Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi that the "acts of violence and cruelty" as well as the "suffering and humiliation" inflicted on Belgian Congo "still weigh on our collective memory". 30/06/2020
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Now playing Next Democratic Republic Of Congo As it prepares for coronavirus, Congo confirms a new Ebola case A new case of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in eastern Congo, just three days before the country expected to declare an end to the outbreak. 10/04/2020
Now playing Next Democratic Republic Of Congo Plane crash kills at least 24 people in eastern Congo At least 24 people died after a plane crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo shortly after take-off on Sunday. 24/11/2019
Now playing Next state of the union Brexit brinkmanship, new old faces and remembering WW2 in Brussels For those of you who love to follow the Brexit drama, this week couldn't have been more gripping.Also this week, the hearings with the nominees for the EU top jobs began with arguably the most prominent candidate: Christine Lagarde, the head of the IMF. That's in this edition of State of the Union. 06/09/2019
Now playing Next Democratic Republic Of Congo DR Congo's health minister resigns The decision comes days after the World Health Organisation declared the Ebola outbreak in the country a "public health emergency of international concern". 22/07/2019
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Now playing Next World EU funds help 'open door' Uganda take in refugees from DR Congo Uganda has an open policy for refugees - which aid organisations see as an example to others. 28/06/2019
Now playing Next Democratic Republic Of Congo Watch: One country's trash is musical treasure in DRC A rubbish dump may seem an odd place to seek inspiration, but not for band Fulu Muziki. 24/06/2019