“The situation is as alarming as it is unacceptable”, - @HCinDRCongo after a series of violent attacks in Beni territory, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 67,000 people have been displaced as a result of a recent increase in violence.
Batteries account for about 40% of an electric vehicle’s cost. A majority of the world’s cobalt, used in EV batteries, is mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Chinese companies control more than 40% of Congo’s cobalt-mining capacity. @yoyominnie
Trump’s @USTreasury department eased #sanctions on Israeli billionaire #DanGertler five days before he left office, quietly issuing licence that temporarily lifts restrictions on #mining tycoon for alleged #corruption in Democratic Republic of Congo #DRC
This is the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo: ⚠️19.6M in need of humanitarian aid ⚠️21.8M facing severe food insecurity ⚠️5.5M internally displaced As we head into 2021, read more on the crisis in the DRC from our annual Emergency Watchlist:
Five days before Trump left the White House, Washington moved to ease sanctions on commodities tycoon Dan Gertler (who made billions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, often in deals involving Glencore) | #DRCongo $GLEN
UK bans passengers from Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo to control spread of COVID variant
UK bans passengers from Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo to control spread of COVID variant
Britain is banning all arrivals from Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo from Friday to stop the spread of the South Africa COVID-19 variant, transport secretary Grant Shapps said in a tweet on Thursday.
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Half of the world's poor live in these 5 countries: ?? India ?? Nigeria ?? Democratic Republic of Congo ?? Ethiopia ?? Bangladesh#CountPovertyOut #EndPoverty
Dikembe Mutombo flew an 8-year-old boy from the Democratic Republic of Congo to L.A. to pay for his tumor removal ? (via )
Half of the world's poor live in these 5 countries: ?? India ?? Nigeria ?? Democratic Republic of Congo ?? Ethiopia ?? Bangladesh#CountPovertyOut #EndPoverty
The physician Denis Mukwege, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, has spent large parts of his adult life helping the victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Dr. Mukwege and his staff have treated thousands of patients who have fallen victim to such assaults.
Five people, including a 15-year-old girl, have died of Ebola in a fresh outbreak of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF says. Nine cases total have been reported, according to the organization.
The last Ebola patient has been discharged from a treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A 42-day countdown has begun to declare the end of the world's second-deadliest Ebola epidemic.
SCOOP: is negotiating a security contract with the DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO through an Israeli firm that was paid $8M to block additional sanctions by the TRUMP administration against the DRC for corruption & human rights abuses.
A baby chimpanzee called Mussa has been saved from poachers in the Democratic Republic of Congo - here he is being flown to safety
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