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  • Ebola strikes again in DRC

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Two cases of the Ebola virus disease have been confirmed by a lab report in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a source from the Ministry of Health on Tuesday. In the 2014 to 2015 outbreak, 11,000 people died, mainly in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia; and the last outbreak of Ebola in…

  • International friendly: Super Eagles to battle DRC in Port Harcourt

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Rivers State Government has announced its readiness to host the International Friendly between the Super Eagles and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the Adokiye Amasiemaka Stadium, Port Harcourt on May 28, 2018. The agreement for the hosting of the Super Eagles and Democratic Republic of Congo in Port Harcourt on May 28,…

  • Again, mudslide kills 250 persons in DRC

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    Olaotan Falade
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    No fewer than 250 persons are feared dead and many others injured after a massive mudslide swept over Tara Democratic Republic of Congo. Tara is a fishing village in the Central African country. Pacifique Keta, deputy head of Ituri province where Tara is located, told newsmen that the death toll was now between 150 and…

  • UN Peacekeeping Head advocates peaceful transition in DRC

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Addressing the Security Council, the head of United Nations peacekeeping operations today urged the international community to push for a swift endorsement of the 31 December political accord in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and to put in place a transitional government of national unity. “The signing of the 31 December accord gives…