War-Torn Congo Has a Deal for Trump: Kick Out Rebels, Get Minerals
The leader of a war-torn African nation has put a secret deal on the table for President Trump: Help his country defeat a powerful rebel force in exchange for access to a trove of minerals needed by U ...
Congo's mineral offer to US raises questions of ownership amid bloody civil war, major China presence
The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth ...
East DR Congo mines mint Rwanda-backed M23's fortune
Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their ...
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Mystery disease in Congo may be from poisoned water source, WHO says. Here's what to know.
A mystery illness that has caused dozens of deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to from a "poisoning of a water source," according to the World Health Organization. The WHO's head ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Mineral Contract With China Slammed By NGOs Citing 'Major Losses'
A major mining agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and a Chinese consortium ... highlighted the issue in an interview with RFI's Kinshasa correspondent Pascal Mulegwa.
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WHO says water contamination is suspected in one of the Congo villages struck by illness
Authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas may have been contaminated, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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Mystery illness kills more than 50 people in northwestern Congo
More than 50 people have died from unidentified illnesses in north-western Congo, in the last five weeks ... which is 640 kilometres from Kinshasa. The first outbreak began in the village of ...
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What We Know So Far About the Mystery Illnesses Killing Dozens in Congo
KINSHASA — Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them within hours after they felt sick. The outbreaks in two ...
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What we know about mysterious illness quickly killing people in the Congo
an outbreak of the new mystery illness occurred in the village of Bomate and the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
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An unknown illness has killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo. Here’s what we do know
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them within hours after they felt sick. The outbreaks ...
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Mystery Disease In Congo Kills More Than 50 People, WHO On Alert
The outbreak began on 21 January and 419 cases have been recorded including 53 deaths. A mysterious illness has emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), sparking serious concerns ...
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What we know about Congo illness that has sickened 400, killed 50
Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people ... which is 640 kilometers (398 miles) from Kinshasa. The first outbreak began in the village of Boloko after three ...