Goma residents have been advised to remain vigilant, avoid non-essential travel and comply with government directives – Anadolu Agency REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, YAOUNDE — At least 15 people died after the volcano in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic Congo erupted on Saturday. Thousands of people were forced to flee after Mount Nyiragongo, one of the … Read more
Published on : 13/04/2021 – 03:01 – At least 7 people have been killed and 22 injured, in and around Goma, in violence on the sidelines of protests against insecurity in North Kivu province. This violence peaked on Sunday and continued on Monday April 12 in the outskirts of Goma. With our correspondent in Kinshasa, … Read more
Published on : 31/03/2021 – 00:05 – In the DRC, civil society in Kolwezi is concerned about the still persistent presence of school-age children on artisanal cobalt mining sites in particular. Despite protective legislation, the fight against child labor in mines is not yet achieving the desired results. The provincial Ministry of Mines says that … Read more
Since the deactivation of the Trump administration’s immigration policy, it is the rush to the United States for many asylum seekers from Latin America. Thousands are massed on the southern border in the hope of entering to realize the “American dream”. A report by Celia Mendoza in El Paso, Texas. Since the deactivation of the … Read more
Attacks on civilians have killed 647 people in Ituri since May 2020, according to the United Nations. The resumption of the very old land conflict between Lendu and Hema plunges the two ethnic communities into a spiral of violence. Nearly 850,000 residents had to flee last year. The Lendu are mostly farmers. They joined the … Read more
Published on : 11/03/2021 – 03:38 – In eastern DRC, North Kivu, six young people accused of kidnapping a three-year-old child were lynched last Sunday. Facts confirmed by the provincial governor, Carly Kasivita. This happened in Kitshanga, in Masisi. The population of this rural commune which denounces the ineffectiveness of the police, proceeded to the … Read more
A first delivery of 11,000 vaccines against Ebola should arrive this weekend in Guinea where the virus has recently reappeared. This vaccine stock will be delivered by the WHO a week after the resurgence of the epidemic in this West African country and while the stocks made during the previous epidemic, five years ago, had … Read more
<!– “Praefatio” is the debut album by Congolese singer Céline Banza. © Bomayé Musik – Winner of the 2019 RFI Discovery Award, the young Congolese singer Céline Banza offers a first acoustic album entitled Preface, all in raw emotion and in contrast with the stereotypes which stick to the music of his country. – In … Read more
Published on : 01/01/2021 – 22:26 – The year 2020 was marked by the continuation of regular attacks against civilian populations in eastern DRC. It ended with a bloodbath on December 31 in the territory of Beni, North Kivu. The administration says it has recovered 17 bodies from the scene, civil society counts at least … Read more
A U.S. government advisory board on Thursday recommended emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the novel coronavirus. This means Americans could start getting vaccinated as early as this weekend. This Wednesday the country recorded more than 3,100 deaths in a single day, a peak since the start of the pandemic. Patsy Widakuswara, VOA White … Read more