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“Your cell phone keeps children enslaved” The truth about Congo’s cobalt industry | Redacted News

Posted on August 23, 2023August 23, 2023By Editor

Slavery and child labor is alive and thriving in the D. R. of Congo in the cobalt mines. Anyone with a rechargeable gadget is an unwilling participant in this horror but we don’t have to be. … Read More >“Your cell phone keeps children enslaved” The truth about Congo’s cobalt industry | Redacted News

Israeli billionaire embroiled in $360-million graft scandal thought to be country’s biggest ever – reports

Posted on July 16, 2021July 16, 2021By Editor

An Israeli billionaire has reportedly implicated himself in a corruption scandal after filing court documents that allegedly show he’d paid $360 million in bribes to officials for mining rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo. … Read More >Israeli billionaire embroiled in $360-million graft scandal thought to be country’s biggest ever – reports

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More than 30 members of Congo’s parliament have died from Covid-19, says senior lawmaker

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021By Editor

Covid-19 has killed 32 lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the National Assembly’s vice president has said, though the whole country has to date registered just 31,000 confirmed cases. … Read More >More than 30 members of Congo’s parliament have died from Covid-19, says senior lawmaker

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Goma almost deserted as thousands flee on foot after scientists warn of catastrophic ‘limnic eruption’ (VIDEOS)

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021By Editor

Thousands have fled the Congolese city of Goma after the region’s military governor ordered a partial evacuation and scientists warn of a potentially catastrophic limnic eruption, which could smother the area with deadly gas. … Read More >Goma almost deserted as thousands flee on foot after scientists warn of catastrophic ‘limnic eruption’ (VIDEOS)

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DR Congo activates evacuation plan for Goma as lava from erupting volcano devours roads & houses (VIDEOS)

Posted on May 26, 2021May 26, 2021By Editor

The Democratic Republic of Congo has initiated evacuation measures in the eastern city of Goma, which sits dangerously close to the erupting Mount Nyiragongo. The flowing lava has been destroying roads and houses on its path. … Read More >DR Congo activates evacuation plan for Goma as lava from erupting volcano devours roads & houses (VIDEOS)

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Nyiragongo volcano erupts in Congo, triggering evacuation as panicked residents scramble to flee to Rwanda (VIDEOS)

Posted on May 25, 2021May 25, 2021By Editor

Mount Nyiragongo near the Congolese city of Goma has erupted, sending flames into the sky and spreading a strong smell of sulfur in the vicinity. The government has activated an evacuation plan for the city. … Read More >Nyiragongo volcano erupts in Congo, triggering evacuation as panicked residents scramble to flee to Rwanda (VIDEOS)

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Italian ambassador killed in attack on UN peacekeepers in DR Congo

Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021By Editor

An Italian diplomat and a police officer were killed while traveling as part of a UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday. … Read More >Italian ambassador killed in attack on UN peacekeepers in DR Congo

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31 people die after BUBONIC PLAGUE outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo

Posted on February 20, 2021By Editor

A bubonic plague outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen several dozen people succumb to the long-feared disease, which caused Europe’s Black Death pandemic in the 14th century. … Read More >31 people die after BUBONIC PLAGUE outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo

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MPs TRASH parliament in Democratic Republic of Congo, police called in to break up fight (VIDEOS)

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020By Editor

A brawl has broken out between MPs in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s parliament, with politicians throwing chairs and flipping tables on Tuesday over the president’s decision to dissolve the ruling coalition. … Read More >MPs TRASH parliament in Democratic Republic of Congo, police called in to break up fight (VIDEOS)

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Gold mine collapses in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people – local NGO

Posted on September 13, 2020September 13, 2020By Editor

At least 50 people are presumed dead after an artisanal gold mine collapsed near Kamituga in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The mine was the second such facility to collapse in a week. … Read More >Gold mine collapses in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people – local NGO