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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Natasha Booty |Emery Makumeno
Dozens die after torrential rain hammers Congolese capitalNatasha Booty & Emery MakumenoBBC News, London & KinshasaAFPThis man clung to a car roof in the city's N'djili neighbourhoodTorrential rains and floods have killed at least 33 people in Kinshasa - the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo - according to officials. Desperate residents are trying to flee the floodwaters by wading, swimming or paddling to safety in homemade canoes.
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1 month ago | 
msn.com | Danai Nesta Kupemba |Emery Makumeno
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Danai Nesta Kupemba |Emery Makumeno
Gunfire and explosions hit rebel rally in DR CongoDanai Nesta Kupemba in London and Emery Makumeno in KinshasaAFPRebel leader Corneille Nangaa addressed the crowd before the attackGunfire and explosions have ripped through a rally held by rebel leaders in a city they recently captured in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Videos show chaotic scenes with bodies on the streets after the crowd fled the rally in Bukavu, the second-biggest city in the east, in panic.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Emery Makumeno |Wycliffe Muia
DR Congo singer killed filming video in conflict cityEmery Makumeno & Wycliffe MuiaBBC News Kinshasa & NairobiDR Congo culture ministryDelcat Idengo's music, termed revolutionary by fans, was critical of both the Congolese government and rebel groupsA popular musician in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed while filming a music video in the conflict-hit eastern town of Goma.
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2 months ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Rob Stevens |Emery Makumeno
The Democratic Republic of Congo has called on Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain to end their "blood stained" sponsorship deals with Visit Rwanda amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in the country. The appeal comes as M23 rebels captured Goma, the largest city in eastern DR Congo, while the United Nations' refugee agency estimates more than 400,000 people have been forced from their homes this year.
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Wedaeli Chibelushi |Emery Makumeno
From a set of roaring rapids, comes a grand vision. There are plans to build a magnificent, multi-billion dollar mega-dam on the Congo River - one that would produce enough renewable electricity to power vast areas of Africa. The structure would be called the Grand Inga Dam. Located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it would have twice the power generation of China's Three Gorges and, therefore, be the world's largest hydroelectric plant.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Emery Makumeno |Danai Nesta Kupemba
The gold-capped tooth of Patrice Lumumba, the Democratic Republic of Congo's independence hero, is safe and has not been stolen, his daughter has told the BBC. The news comes as a relief to a nation gripped by fear that the only remains of the country’s revered first prime minister had been swiped after his mausoleum in the capital, Kinshasa, was vandalised on Monday night.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Emery Makumeno
Emery Makumeno - BBC News, KinshasaSeptember 3, 2024 at 3:31 AM·2 min readAn attempt by inmates to break out of a high-security prison in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, has led to the deaths of 129 people, the authorities say. Interior Minister Shabani Lukoo said that 24 prisoners had died of bullet wounds after warning shots were fired in the early hours of Monday morning.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
xpresschronicle.com | Emery Makumeno
An attempt by inmates to break out of a high-security prison in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, has led to the deaths of 129 people, the authorities say. Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani said that 24 prisoners had died of bullet wounds after warning shots were fired in the early hours of Monday morning. Most of the others died from suffocation as a result of a crush during the breakout at Makala Prison.
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Jul 28, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Natasha Booty |Emery Makumeno
Natasha Booty & Emery Makumeno - BBC NewsJuly 28, 2024 at 4:12 AM·2 min readAt least nine people died and others were injured at a live concert in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, the country's health minister has said. Gospel singer and pastor Mike Kalambay was performing at the 80,000-seater Martyr Stadium in the capital, Kinshasa, but photos taken at the event show scenes of overcrowding. A 10-year-old child is among those who died, according to local media.
