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A statue of King Leopold II stands defaced after protests this month in Brussels. Belgian King Philippe acknowledged "acts of violence and cruelty" in his country's colonial past in Africa.

Belgian King Conveys 'Deepest Regrets' For Brutal Colonial Past In Congo

Jun 30, 2020
King Philippe's ancestor, Leopold II, ruled the region as his personal property and started a notorious system that left millions dead. Now, the reigning king is expressing remorse for the first time.
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Goats and Soda
Anglebert Maurice Kakuja, 29, a Sapeur, or Congolese dandy, shows off his fashion sense while wearing a homemade mask in the eastern Congolese city of Bukavu. Sapeurs take their name from the acronym for their group: <em>Societe des Ambianceurs et des Pe

PHOTOS: The Masks Of Congo Are Worn To Protect, To Protest — And To Strike A Pose

Jun 21, 2020
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, citizens are required by law to wear a mask in public. But the face coverings can have many meanings and materials — including banana leaves.
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Goats and Soda
David Gressly, second from left, in South Sudan in 2010. Until recently Gressly was second in command of the U.N. mission in Congo. On May 23, he was appointed Emergency Ebola Coordinator.

An Urgent Mystery: Who's Attacking Ebola Responders In Congo — And Why?

Jun 04, 2019
To answer that question, the U.N. has just named a security expert as its "Emergency Ebola Coordinator." What's his take?
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Goats and Soda
A police officer stands guard inside an Ebola treatment center in Butembo. Rebels attacked the facility on March 9, killing one officer and injuring another.

Threats By Text, A Mob Outside The Door: What Health Workers Face In The Ebola Zone

May 10, 2019
Threats to health workers are prompting a radical rethink of the Ebola strategy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Goats and Soda
Health workers marched in Butembo on Wednesday to protest the violence they're facing. The demonstration comes in the wake of an attack last Friday in which an epidemiologist from Cameroon was shot and killed.

Why Health Workers In The Ebola Hot Zone Are Threatening To Strike

Apr 25, 2019
Threats and attacks have become a way of life — even for staff at regular hospitals. For the simple act of referring patients to Ebola treatment centers, they have become targets.
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Goats and Soda
Dr. Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung of Cameroon, who was killed on Friday in the attack on an Ebola response command center in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Doctor Killed In Friday's Ebola Attack Was Dedicated ... But Also Afraid

Apr 23, 2019
Dr. Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung of Cameroon arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo just four weeks ago – and was increasingly worried about his safety.
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Africa
Survivors of an attack in the western village of Bongende, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, stand next to what is said to be a mass grave containing the bodies of 100 people killed during days of violence in the region in December 2018.

U.N. Report Says Massacres In Congo Might Constitute Crimes Against Humanity

Mar 13, 2019
A United Nations' investigation finds at least 535 men, women and children were killed in December amid a conflict between the Banunu and Batende communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Goats and Soda
A medical worker puts on protective gear at an Ebola treatment center in Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Officials want to train workers at all health facilities to take precautions.

Why Does Ebola Keep Spreading In Congo? Here's A Major Clue

Feb 25, 2019
Responders are zeroing in on an important source of new infections in the towns of Katwa and Butembo.
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Africa
Supporters of opposition leader Martin Fayulu flee a plume of teargas fired by police Wednesday in the capital, Kinshasa.

Derailed By Fire And Disarray, Congo Delays Presidential Election — Again

Dec 20, 2018
It has been over two years since President Joseph Kabila was scheduled to step down. But after Thursday's announcement, voters will have to wait a bit longer to finally cast their ballots.
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Africa
A man walks toward the smoke rising from a fire at the Independent National Electoral Commission's warehouse in Kinshasa on Thursday, 10 days ahead of the presidential election.

Voting Equipment Goes Up In Flames In Congo's Capital As Election Approaches

Dec 13, 2018
The blaze destroyed voting machines and booths for 19 of Kinshasa's 24 polling stations. But with 10 days to go, the Democratic Republic of the Congo plans to proceed with its presidential election.
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World
Joseph Kabila, the outgoing president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, sits in a garden at his personal ranch on Monday.

'Congo Does Not Take Any Orders From Anybody': Interview With President Joseph Kabila

Dec 13, 2018
Joseph Kabila is barred from seeking a third consecutive term as president of Congo, where elections are scheduled later this month. But he doesn't rule out running again in the future.
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Medical Treatments
Health workers gather outside a newly built treatment center earlier this month in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Ebola Treatment Trials Launched In Democratic Republic Of The Congo Amid Outbreak

Nov 27, 2018
The virus has killed at least 240 people in the past four months, and it has shown no signs of abating. But the new trials may help end future outbreaks sooner.
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Goats and Soda
Health workers help an unconfirmed Ebola patient into her bed inside a treatment center in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

There's Growing Fear The Ebola Outbreak In Congo Could Get Much Worse

Nov 15, 2018
It's already the biggest outbreak in Congo's history. And Dr. Pierre Rollin of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says by many measures it's as if they're stuck at square one.
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Goats and Soda
A U.N. military truck patrols on the road linking Mangina to Beni, the current epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Why Are People So Angry At Ebola Responders In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo?

Oct 30, 2018
Health workers and other responders are threatened as often as three or four times a week in the country. And efforts to bring security are proving difficult.
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Goats and Soda
<em></em>This assertive pattern, dated to 1912‑1942, shows how Kuba fabrics were meant to reinforce royal power by capturing the eye and not allowing it to rest.

A Great African Kingdom Tells Its History In Fabulous Royal Clothes

Oct 20, 2018
An exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art finds political power in dizzying patterns from the Kuba Kingdom — located in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Goats and Soda
Health workers remove their protective suits at a treatment center set up by Doctors without Borders in Mangina, a town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Hijacked Hearse: Dispatches From The Ebola Outbreak In DRC

Oct 12, 2018
Almost every day, the Democratic Republic of the Congo issues regular reports on the Ebola situation, There are facts, figures — and today, a harrowing tale.
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Goats and Soda
A health worker monitors the temperature of a traveler from the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Ebola outbreak that ended in July. The virus has now surfaced in another part of the country.

Ebola In A Conflict Zone

Aug 02, 2018
Only days after the Democratic Republic of Congo declared its Ebola outbreak was over, there's been a new eruption — in a dangerous part of the country.
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Africa
Jean-Pierre Bemba's supporters celebrate at the Congolese Liberation Movement, or MLC, headquarters upon learning Friday's verdict in Kinshasa.

Former Congolese Vice President Cleared Of War Crimes Conviction On Appeal

Jun 08, 2018
Jean-Pierre Bemba had been found guilty for rapes and murders his troops carried out in the early 2000s. But the International Criminal Court found Friday that he "cannot be held criminally liable."
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The Two-Way
Doctors Without Borders staff enter an Ebola security zone at the entrance of the Wangata Reference Hospital in Mbandaka, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Experimental Ebola Vaccinations, Considered 'Paradigm Shift,' Begin In Congo

May 21, 2018
The vaccine is still unlicensed but has passed drug trials with flying colors. Authorities have begun administering thousands of doses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to fight the outbreak.
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The Two-Way
A health care worker wears virus protective gear at an Ebola treatment center in Bikoro, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country's latest outbreak has spread to a city of more than 1 million people.

Spread Of Ebola In Congo A 'Game Changer'

May 17, 2018
A new case of the often deadly virus was confirmed in a densely populated regional capital city. Now health workers are rushing to stem its spread.
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The Two-Way
The governor of North Kivu Julien Paluku.

At Least 11 People Killed, More Than 900 Inmates Freed In Congo Prison Attack

Jun 11, 2017
A provincial governor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said the attackers, who remain unidentified, stormed the prison in a northeastern city with heavy weapons on Sunday.
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The Two-Way

U.N. Human Rights Investigators Killed In Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Mar 28, 2017
An American, Michael Sharp, and a Swede, Zaida Catalan, went missing while traveling in the country. Authorities confirmed Tuesday their remains, and those of their interpreter, were found.
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