DRC

Mpox virus spreads rapidly in DRC

Published on: September 20, 2024
12:25

Kinshasa, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) The monkeypox (Mpox) virus is spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where only three out of 26 provinces currently remain without confirmed cases.

DRC prepares conditions to start Mpox vaccination

Published on: September 20, 2024
11:23

Kinshasa, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is preparing conditions to start its Mpox (monkeypox) vaccination campaign in October, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) informed.

Poor living conditions cause deaths among refugees in DRC

Published on: September 13, 2024
13:12

Kinshasa, Sep 13 (Prensa Latina) The poor living conditions in the refugee site in Nyamusasi, in the province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), caused the death of 16 people, Radio Okapi reported.

Medical supplies sent to DRC province to confront Mpox

Published on: September 11, 2024
10:33

Kinshasa, Sep 11 (Prensa Latina) The province of North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), received a supply of five tons of medicines and kits to address the Mpox epidemic, Radio Okapi reported today.

DRC received 15 000 doses of vaccine against Mpox

Published on: September 10, 2024
16:52

Kinshasa, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) received today 15 thousand doses of the vaccine against smallpox (Mpox), informed the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi).

Belgium and WHO contribute to DRC in the fight against Mpox

Published on: September 9, 2024
10:47

Kinshasa, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) and Belgium responded to the request for help to face the smallpox epidemic (Mpox) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Congolese Press Agency reported today.

DRC and Chinese company sign memorandum to set up solar parks

Published on: September 4, 2024
13:42

Kinshasa, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Water Resources and Electricity of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Teddy Lwamba Muba, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese group CMOC for the construction of photovoltaic power plants, the Congolese Presidency informed.

Case on attempted coup d’état in DRC concluded for sentencing

Published on: September 4, 2024
10:45

Kinshasa, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) The military court of the garrison of Kinshasa-Gombe concluded the trial for the attempted coup d'état in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and will give its sentence on September 13, reported today.

Investigation demanded into DRC prison escape attempt

Published on: September 4, 2024
10:12

Kinshasa, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) Organizations and lawyers today demanded independent investigations into the events in the Makala central prison in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which left 129 dead and 59 wounded.

DRC reaffirms commitment to One China policy

Published on: September 2, 2024
13:58

Kinshasa, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, today reaffirmed his country's unwavering commitment to the one-China policy during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.

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