congo death toll

Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies

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Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies

Medics treat a man wounded during fighting between Congolese government troops and M23 rebel forces in Goma’s Kyeshero hospital on February 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma, a major city in eastern Congo, as fighting rages on between government forces and the Rwanda-backed rebels … Read more

38 people are dead and over 100 remain missing in Congo after a ferry capsizes in the river Busira

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38 people are dead and over 100 remain missing in Congo after a ferry capsizes in the river Busira

Thirty-eight people are confirmed dead, and over 100 remain missing in Congo after an overloaded ferry — full of people returning home for Christmas — capsized in the river Burisa late Friday night, according to local officials and eyewitnesses. The boat sank less than four days after another boat in the northeast of the country … Read more