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Democratic Republic of the Congo - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Do Not Travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo due to COVID-19. Reconsider travel due to crime and civil unrest. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa), located in central Africa, is the third-largest country on the continent. The capital is Kinshasa. French is the official language. The country endured more than a decade of civil war that ended in 2003 but resulted in continuing political and economic instability.

This Week in History, Sept. 18: Burnaby renames street after Dag Hammarskjold, killed in Congo plane crash
A short street in Burnaby with a long name is connected to a major international event that shook the world 60 years ago. The street is called Hammarskjold Drive. It was named after Dag Hammarskjold, ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:29:00 GMT

Young refugees battle anguish, isolation at school
Many young refugees who fled conflict in their home countries now feel neglected by government. The youngest among them struggle simply to get an education, writes. Bha-aura Erama came to Uganda from ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:57:00 GMT

Refugee brings colour to South East of South Australia
This is a Creative Commons story from The Lead South Australia, a news service providing stories about innovation in South Australia. Please feel free to use the story in any form of media. The story ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:02:00 GMT

Congo-Kinshasa: Never Too Old to Learn - DR Congo Women Farmers Hit the Books
Everyone in class at the Alfajiri Institute in Kabalo is looking intently at Eugenie Luna, their teacher ... farmers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, between the ages of 35 to 55 ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2021 02:32:00 GMT

Congo-Kinshasa: Tackling Child Malnutrition in the DRC Through Cooking Classes
in the Tanganyika region of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. "Hello women," Muganwa calls out, and the mothers respond in kind. "Today we are going to show you how to prepare baby food ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 17 Sep 2021 04:29:00 GMT

Salum Ageze Kashafali plots course from civil war to maths teacher in Norway
Gold medals were the last thing on sprinter Salum Ageze Kashafali?s mind during a childhood spent in civil war-ravaged Democratic Republic of the Congo. ?There were times ... Nowadays he works in a ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:00:00 GMT

TV guide: 30 of the best shows to watch this week
Congo 191 is the story of the Irish Defence Forces? first mission overseas, from 1960 to 1964, to the newly independent, war-ravaged Democratic Republic of the Congo. Here the veterans recount ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:04:00 GMT

DR Congo: When war surgeons save civilians
Fighting between armed groups is common in her home province of South Kivu. Article 13 September 2021 Democratic Republic of the Congo It was a morning like any other, and Aline was on her way to ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:49:00 GMT

Armed groups benefit from poaching, logging in Congo reserve, say NGOs
More than 120 armed groups roam eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, many of them a legacy of regional wars some two decades ago, according to the Kivu Security Tracker (KST), a respected US-based ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:13:00 GMT

COVID-19: Human beings are taking fewer showers now?
The Democratic Republic of Congo is struggling to vaccinate its population amid growing cases of COVID-19. Skepticism, misinformation and poor infrastructure have forced the country to discard ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2021 17:00:00 GMT

Never too old to learn: DRCongo women farmers hit the books
Everyone in class at the Alfajiri Institute in Kabalo is looking intently at Eugenie Luna, their teacher ... farmers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, between the ages of 35 to 55 ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2021 03:09:00 GMT

Tackling child malnutrition in the DRC through cooking classes
in the Tanganyika region of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. ?Hello women,? Muganwa calls out, and the mothers respond in kind. ?Today we are going to show you how to prepare baby ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 17 Sep 2021 02:50:00 GMT