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Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF Ebola vaccination targets remote communities
African Press Organization
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May 30, 2018
The Ebola vaccine (rVSVDG-ZEBOV-GP) is being used as part of the overall strategy to control the Ebola outbreak. This investigational vaccine has not yet been licensed and is being implemented through a study protocol, which has been accepted by...
World Food Programme Launches food assistance for Ebola affected people in Democratic Republic of Congo
African Press Organization
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June 7, 2018
Distributions of World Food Programme rations have begun in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s Ebola-hit Equateur Province as part of an effort to support those directly affected by the latest outbreak of the deadly virus and limit risky...
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo ends: World Health Organization calls for international efforts to stop other deadly outbreaks in the country
African Press Organization
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July 24, 2018
Today marks the end of the ninth outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates the country and all those involved in ending the outbreak, while urging them to extend this success...
Barrick’s Kibali Ends 2024 With Strong Performance
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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January 28, 2025
All amounts expressed in US dollars KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD)(TSX:ABX) – Barrick’s Kibali gold mine achieved an improved performance in the last quarter of the...
Cape Town winemakers to look for trade opportunities in The Democratic Republic of Congo
African Press Organization
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November 1, 2017
Two Cape Town winemaking companies are optimistic that the Investment and Trade Initiative (ITI) to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will give them an opportunity to expand their footprint to the DRC and neighbouring countries. Aslina and...
Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) is now IMPACT: Organization with Offices in Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo Takes on New Name
African Press Organization
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November 22, 2017
After 30 years, Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) has changed its name to IMPACT (https://IMPACTtransform.org) to more accurately reflect its work on natural resource management in areas where security and human rights are at risk. In October, the...
Democratic Republic of Congo at a Precipice
African Press Organization
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September 19, 2016
The Democratic Republic of Congo government’s decisions about its next presidential election will be critical for the country’s future, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The report summarizes Human Rights Watch research over the...
New Study Reveals Economic Toll of Malnutrition in Democratic Republic of Congo
African Press Organization
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July 7, 2017
The economy of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is losing 1,637 billion Congolese francs, or more than a billion dollars a year, to the effects of child undernutrition. This is equivalent to as much as 4.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product...
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention activates the Emergency Operational Centre to monitor the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
African Press Organization
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May 15, 2017
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday activated the Emergency Operational Centre to monitor the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and developed a concept of operations for the emergency. ‘The Africa...
Orange DRC ventures into RCS Business messaging along with Google and Dotgo
EIN Presswire
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November 17, 2022
The latest move will see Orange sharpen its presence in the business messaging market in DRC KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, November 17, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- . The latest move will see Orange sharpen its presence in the business...
Ivanhoe Mines and Zijin Mining sign landmark agreement to transfer an additional 15% interest in the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project to the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Marketwire
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November 18, 2016
Agreement concludes four years of negotiation and confirms the support and the desire of the DRC to be a prominent partner in the building of the world-scale Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project KINSHASHA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO--(Marketwired - Nov...
Ginkgo Bioworks and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Announce Plans to Develop and Implement New Biosecurity Capabilities in the Region
Benzinga
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April 14, 2023
BOSTON and KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks DNA, which is building the leading horizontal platform for cell programming and biosecurity, and the Institut National de la Recherche...
FAO and China launch new South-South Cooperation Program in Democratic Republic of Congo
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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April 4, 2016
A Chinese expert works with rice farmers in Ghana. 4 April 2016, Rome - FAO, China and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have signed a two‑year agreement worth almost $ 1.5 million aimed at increasing food and nutrition security in the...
Virological analysis: no link between Ebola outbreaks in west Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo
World Health Organization
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September 2, 2014
Results from virus sequencing of samples from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were received last night. The virus is the Zaire strain, in a lineage most closely related to a virus from the 1995 Ebola outbreak in...
Under Secretary Fernandez’s Travel to South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
U.S. Department of State
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August 6, 2022
Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez will travel to South Africa, August 7-8, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), August 9-10, to join Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in engaging government officials, business, and members...
Yangambi Biosphere Reserve in the Congo Basin to become a knowledge hub in climate and biodiversity
UNESCO
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April 20, 2022
The second partner in the project is the Centre for Biodiversity Surveillance (Centre de surveillance de la biodiversité, CBS), situated in the nearby city of Kisangani. It will monitor biodiversity on the ground using camera traps and drones, as...
Africa’s Largest Gold Mine Probes Significant New Discoveries
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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October 8, 2024
All amounts expressed in US dollars unless stated otherwise KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD) (TSX:ABX) – Very significant near-mine discoveries within trucking distance...
DR Congo: New Findings on Prison Mass Rape
African Press Organization
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September 20, 2021
Download logo Democratic Republic of Congo authorities have made no apparent progress investigating the September 2020 prison riot at Kasapa Central Prison in Lubumbashi, Human Rights Watch said. For three days, inmates repeatedly raped several...
Enrollment Starts in Africa CDC-Led MpOx Therapeutic Study (MOSA)
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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January 16, 2025
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia and KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo and WASHINGTON and PARIS, Jan. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Africa CDC’s support for the MOSA, a pan-African randomized platform adaptive trial for the MpOx Study, adding to the...
Democratic Republic of the Congo starts Ebola vaccination
African Press Organization
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October 13, 2021
Download logo Ebola vaccination began today in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu Province where a case was confirmed on 8 October. People at high risk, including contacts of the confirmed case and first responders will receive the...