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# Congo

Last year
2023
Death toll in Ugandan school terror attack hits 37
17 Jun 2023
14.7k
What does Africa Day mean to Afro-Irish people living here today?
25 May 2023
12.2k
31
Pope Francis slams 'brutal atrocities' of conflict during Congo visit
1 Feb 2023
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4
Pope Francis denounces 'economic colonialism' in Africa on first day of tour
31 Jan 2023
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5
Bombing at church in Democratic Republic of Congo kills ten
15 Jan 2023
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All time
2 shot dead by UN peacekeepers at border of Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo
31 Jul 2022
29.4k
15
20 people found dead in Congo after Africa's most active volcano erupts
Updated 24 May 2021
18.0k
5
‘The time for plaques is over’: Leopold II statue removed in Belgium
9 Jun 2020
30.5k
109
Rwanda reopens border with DR Congo after being closed for hours amid latest Ebola outbreak
Updated 1 Aug 2019
11.5k
5
WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak 'health emergency' of international concern
17 Jul 2019
11.7k
15
Ebola: WHO decides DRC outbreak is not a 'global' health emergency
Updated 14 Jun 2019
20.0k
34
'It would be closure for everyone': Jadotville survivors still in talks with government over bravery medals
16 May 2019
16.7k
18
Ebola vaccines arrive in Congo as disease spreads
17 May 2018
6.1k
10
New outbreak of Ebola kills 17 in northwest DR Congo
8 May 2018
10.2k
4
Ireland is giving another €5 million in aid to the severe humanitarian crisis in DR Congo
13 Apr 2018
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84
'Raped women are forced to marry their rapists to maintain their family's name'
Jenifer Williams
11 Feb 2018
11.7k
82
Ireland is giving another €500,000 in aid to the severe humanitarian crisis in DR Congo
28 Dec 2017
10.8k
107
Wildlife groups accused of abuses against tribes 'in the name of conservation'
1 Oct 2017
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3
74 militia members arrested over mass rapes in DR Congo
25 Jun 2016
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11
Congo warlord jailed for 18 years over 'sadistic' rapes and murders
21 Jun 2016
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31
Former DR Congo warlord found guilty of deliberate campaign of rape and murder
21 Mar 2016
12.2k
16
Boy who was mauled by chimps to have face rebuilt in US hospital
5 Jan 2016
26.0k
14
Two days before kicks off there's a hotel shortage at the African Cup of Nations
15 Jan 2015
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2
After a three month battle, DR Congo is now Ebola free
15 Nov 2014
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29
How a 14-year-old girl was awarded a CIA medal for fighting off burglars
19 Oct 2014
17.8k
11
Vintage photos show the terrifying first expeditions into the Congo to track down Ebola
18 Oct 2014
26.2k
13
Fears of new Ebola outbreak after two deaths in Congo
25 Aug 2014
7.1k
8
Ebola: What is it? How do people become infected?
21 Aug 2014
25.6k
29
Westmeath footballer Ilunga on dealing with racism in GAA and fearing for his life in Congo
27 May 2014
28.2k
57
Irish artist wins international prize for his psychedelic war photography
12 May 2014
13.4k
8
At least 57 dead, death toll still rising as train flies off rails in Congo swamp
23 Apr 2014
9.9k
6
Gorilla conservationist shot on return from filing report on oil company
16 Apr 2014
17.0k
19
Meet the Congolese native who is running for Sinn Féin in next year's election
30 Nov 2013
22.5k
381
Column: Our changing relationship with Africa is strong and enduring
Joe Costello
25 May 2013
73
18
Mary Robinson appointed UN Special Envoy for African Great Lakes region
18 Mar 2013
6.6k
39
Over 400 Irish troops celebrate St Patrick's Day overseas this weekend
17 Mar 2013
6.5k
20
11 countries to sign DR Congo peace accord: UN
22 Feb 2013
2.9k
3
DR Congo's M23 rebels arrive for peace talks
4 Jan 2013
3.0k
4
Around 30 people killed in Congo plane crash
1 Dec 2012
9.4k
6
Britain suspends aid to Rwanda over DR Congo rebel support
30 Nov 2012
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