BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — A bridge at a mine in southeastern Congo collapsed due to overcrowding, killing at least 32 people, a regional government official said Sunday. The bridge at the Kalando mine in Mulondo in Lualaba province fell on Saturday, Roy Kaumba Mayonde, the province’s interior minister, said during a press conference. “Despite the…
GOMA, Congo (AP) — As a deadly new Ebola outbreak kills dozens in southern Congo, health authorities and organizations are sounding the alarm, warning they lack the funds and resources to mount an effective response to the crisis. The World Health Organization said Wednesday that 57 cases and 35 deaths have been reported since the…
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Limited access and required funding are the key challenges facing health officials trying to respond to the latest Ebola outbreak in southern Congo, the World Health Organization said on Friday. It is the first Ebola outbreak in 18 years in Kasai province, a remote part of Congo with poor road networks,…
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A high court in Congo on Tuesday sentenced a former justice minister to three years in prison after convicting him of embezzling $19 million in public funds intended to finance a prison project in the country. Constant Mutamba, who resigned over the case in June, was found guilty of embezzling funds…
Six university students have drowned in an industrial tank while on an educational visit to a mining operation connected to China’s most prestigious gold producing company, according to state news agency Xinhua. One teacher was also injured in the incident, which occurred on Wednesday morning at China National Gold Group’s Wunugetushan copper-molybdenum mine in the…
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are set to sign a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decadeslong deadly fighting in eastern Congo. The deal, to be signed in Washington Friday, would also help the U.S. government and American companies gain access to critical minerals in…
Home » America Travel News » United Kingdom, Russia, Belarus, Yemen, Syria, Venezuela, Ukraine, Iran, Haiti, Congo, South Sudan, Bahamas, And Turks And Caicos Now Carry Severe U.S. Travel Warning As Conditions In These Countries Become Increasingly Volatile: New Update You Need to Know Tuesday, May 13, 2025 As global safety concerns rise, the U.S….