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Dec 31

Congo’s President Tshisekedi wins reelection by a landslide as opposition contests results

By Sam Mednick, Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press

Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has won reelection with more than 70 percent of the vote, the country's election commission said Sunday as opposition candidates and their supporters questioned the validity of the results.

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Feb 02

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News Wrap: At least 10 dead after winter storm sweeps across the South

In our news wrap Thursday, the South is finally expecting relief after an ice storm that's disrupted travel and claimed at least 10 lives this week, House Republicans voted to oust Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee…

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Feb 01

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Pope calls for fighters to ’embrace mercy’ in visit to Democratic Republic of the Congo

By Chris Ocamringa, Jack Ndoole, Tommy Walters

Pope Francis has urged an end to the armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo at one of his largest masses ever. The pope is in the Central African nation’s capital, Kinshasa, for a three-day visit to promote peace…

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Nov 29

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Central African health workers fighting mpox face lack of vaccines and medication

By Benedict Moran, Jorgen Samso

The mpox virus spread globally earlier this year, bringing fears of another pandemic. Many western countries fought off the outbreak with treatments and vaccines. But in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the virus remains endemic, as it has for…

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Oct 02

Hunger soars in eastern Congo after months of fighting between rebels, army

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Hunger is soaring across parts of Congo’s war-torn North Kivu province where the fighting between M23 rebels and government soldiers has been raging since November, according to aid workers, civilians and health workers.

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Aug 11

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News Wrap: Nation’s average gas price drops below $4 a gallon

In our news wrap Thursday, the average gas price in the U.S. dropped below $4 a gallon for the first time in months, the CDC removes a longstanding recommendation to quarantine after close contact with those infected with COVID, an…

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Jul 24

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Widespread logging threatens the Congo Basin’s critical rainforest

By Monica Villamizar

The Democratic Republic of Congo is a massive country, with a land area the size of Alaska and Texas combined. It’s also home to a large part of the Congo Basin rainforest, a habitat for countless species and a crucial…

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Jan 16

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Despite outbreak, Ebola treatment and vaccine represent ‘resounding scientific success’

By Monica Villamizar

Recently, the FDA formally approved the first vaccine to prevent the Ebola virus. The advance comes at a crucial time, as Democratic Republic of Congo is suffering an outbreak that has lasted over a year and a half and sickened…

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Jan 15

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How war and misinformation are complicating the DRC’s Ebola battle

By Monica Villamizar

An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has plagued Democratic Republic of Congo for nearly a year and a half, with more than 3,000 people getting sick and 2,000 dead. Major medical advances in prevention and treatment have kept the…

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Aug 12

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News Wrap: Typhoon kills 45, strands residents in eastern China

In our news wrap Monday, the death toll from a weekend typhoon in eastern China has risen to 45 people. Rescue workers are still evacuating residents stranded in buildings after their streets were submerged by floodwaters. Also, in southern India,…

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