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Sat, 29 May 2021 15:46:17 GMT
DRC Says Previous Report of Fresh Volcanic Eruption Is False Alarm
[Nation] Kinshasa,

Fri, 28 May 2021 14:52:02 GMT
Uganda, DR Congo Sign 223km Roads Deal
[Independent (Kampala)] Mpondwe/Kasindi- Beni (80km)

Fri, 28 May 2021 11:49:31 GMT
The Population of Goma Flees a Volcano's Menace As a Major Humanitarian Crisis Looms
[ICRC] Fearing another eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), thousands of people are fleeing the city of Goma and its surroundings. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has temporaril...

Sat, 29 May 2021 17:33:43 GMT
'I Like My Work As a Paratrooper'
[Africa Renewal] Phelisa Frida Miya, 28, a paratrooper/riflewoman from South Africa serving in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). One of the few female soldiers in a male-dominated field, she believes her u...

Fri, 28 May 2021 04:39:46 GMT
Up to 400,000 Could Be Displaced By New Goma Eruption - UNICEF
[UN News] With fears that one of the world's most active volcanoes could erupt again in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is warning that up to 400,000 - nearly 280,000 children - could be displaced and in ne...

Fri, 28 May 2021 04:35:34 GMT
Officials Order Partial Evacuation of Goma, Fearing Another Volcano Eruption
[VOA] Officials in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday ordered the partial evacuation of the city of Goma out of fears of another eruption of the nearby Mount Nyriagongo volcano.

Thu, 27 May 2021 15:41:10 GMT
More Congolese Flee to Rwanda After Warning of Second Eruption
[New Times] Evacuation has started in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, in anticipation of possible second volcanic eruption, Radio Okapi, a Congolese station reported on Thursday.

Thu, 27 May 2021 15:35:15 GMT
Uganda, DRC to Sign Major Roads Construction Deal Today
[Independent (Kampala)] Entebbe, Uganda -- DRC Deputy Prime Minister Christophe Lutundula Apala is expected in Uganda today to sign a key inter-governmental agreement on infrastructure.

Fri, 28 May 2021 07:48:20 GMT
Burundian Govt, Opposition Armed Groups Are Fighting On Congolese Soil - NGO
[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- Burundian armed groups of opposite tendency are fighting in the plain of Ruzizi, in South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This was stated in a note sent to Agenzia Fides by the Association cont...

Thu, 27 May 2021 05:08:25 GMT
Goma Observatory Has Not Monitored Volcano for Months - Report
[DW] The regional observatory stationed in Goma to monitor the Mount Nyiragongo volcano had not been working for several months, DW has learned. The Goma Volcano Observatory was caught by surprise.

Thu, 27 May 2021 05:11:37 GMT
Fears Grow for Lone Children After Volcanic Eruption
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Kinshasa -- Dozens of Congolese children separated from their families days after a deadly volcanic eruption could be at risk of kidnap, child labour, or recruitment by armed groups

Fri, 28 May 2021 11:35:10 GMT
IMF Mission Reaches Staff-Level Agreement With the Democratic Republic of the Congo On a Three-Year, U.S.$1.5 Billion Financing Package
[IMF] End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the ...

Sat, 29 May 2021 17:37:58 GMT
Covid-19 Pushes Congo's Children Out of School and Into Domestic Work
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] School closures and the economic fallout from the pandemic have left many minors with no choice but to work to survive

Wed, 26 May 2021 12:39:05 GMT
Egypt Expresses Sorrow for Victims of Volcano Eruption
[Egypt Online] Egypt expressed sorrow for the victims of a volcano eruption in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Wed, 26 May 2021 06:01:10 GMT
Death Toll From Volcano Rises to 32 As Aftershocks Rock Goma
[RFI] Tremors have continued in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the city of Goma, three days after Mount Nyiragongo erupted, as the death toll climbed to 32. Thousands have been internally displaced or fled across the border to Rwanda.

Wed, 26 May 2021 12:48:18 GMT
DR Congo Volcanic Eruption Damages Crops in Rwanda's Rubavu District
[New Times] Lava from Nyiragongo eruption damaged between three and five hectares of crops in Cyanzarwe Sector of Rubavu District in western Rwanda.

Tue, 25 May 2021 05:50:48 GMT
Toxic Gas, Child Protection Top Priorities after Volcano Eruption
[RFI] The death toll in the wake of a volcano eruption in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 20 after five people were found dead due to toxic fumes. Strong aftershocks continued to hit Goma, a city of 1.5 million people, after Nyira...

Wed, 26 May 2021 06:57:37 GMT
Strong Earthquakes Near Volcano Raise Fears of Second Eruption
[VOA] Regional officials reported strong earthquakes Tuesday in the area surrounding the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Mount Nyiragongo volcano, three days after it erupted, killing 32 people, destroying villages, and displacing at least 5,000...

Wed, 26 May 2021 06:52:34 GMT
Aid Operation Gets Under Way for Survivors of Volcanic Eruption
[VOA] Geneva, Switzerland -- Aid agencies are assessing the needs of tens of thousands of people affected by the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano in the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mon, 24 May 2021 12:56:25 GMT
DR Congo Could Lose U.S.$3.7 Billion in Skewed Mining Deals
[East African] Democratic Republic of Congo leader Félix Tshisekedi is seeking a review of some mining contracts with foreign companies as a lobby warns that the country will potentially lose at least $3.7 billion in skewed mining and oil deals with...

Tue, 25 May 2021 12:21:54 GMT
North Kivu - Seven Die After Inhaling Gas From Lava
[New Times] At least seven people have died in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, after inhaling gas emitted from cooling lava of volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, Radio Okapi reported on Monday evening.

Tue, 25 May 2021 07:46:01 GMT
CRDB Bank Gets Bank of Tanzania's Nod for Expansion to DRC
[Citizen] Arusha -- The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has issued an approval for CRDB Bank Plc to extend its footprints to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), it was announced here during the weekend.

Mon, 24 May 2021 04:25:27 GMT
At Least 15 People Die in Chaos After Volcano Erupts in Goma
[DW] Some people are returning home a night after Mount Nyiragongo erupted, sending dangerous lava flows in the direction of the nearby city of Goma.

Tue, 25 May 2021 08:25:47 GMT
Toxic Gas, Child Protection Top Priorities After DR Congo Volcano Eruption
[RFI] The death toll in the wake of a volcano eruption in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 20 after five people were found dead due to toxic fumes. Strong aftershocks continued to hit Goma, a city of 1.5 million people, after Nyirago...

Tue, 25 May 2021 07:36:35 GMT
How Covid-19 Affected Informal Cross-Border Trade Between Uganda and DRC
[The Conversation Africa] Informal cross-border trade, which includes smuggling, is hugely important for survival in, around and beyond border regions. Across the border between Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo informal trade pays the bills an...

Mon, 24 May 2021 14:39:18 GMT
DR Congo - Mount Nyiragongo Lava Halts
[Cameroon Tribune] For two days nearly seven thousand people were forced to massively evacuate their homes.

Mon, 24 May 2021 12:55:35 GMT
DR Congo Volcanic Tremors Felt in Rwanda
[New Times] Rumbles of a series of tremors that followed the latest eruption of DR Congo's Nyiragongo volcano were felt as far as the Rwandan capital of Kigali, over 160km away, on Sunday in what signals continued seismic activity in the region.

Mon, 24 May 2021 07:51:18 GMT
Readout of a Call Between Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield and President Felix Tshisekedi
[State Department] The below is attributable to U.S. Mission to the UN Spokesperson Olivia Dalton:

Tue, 25 May 2021 08:25:36 GMT
Last Remains of Independence Hero Lumumba to Return Home
[RFI] Sixty years after Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba was assassinated and dissolved in acid, former colonial power Belgium is to restore his last remains - a single tooth - to his family.

Mon, 24 May 2021 05:41:44 GMT
More Than 170 Children Feared Missing After Goma Volcanic Eruption
[UN News] The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Goma district are at risk following the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo.



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