Tag: Congo
Lightning kills 20 people during Congo’s coronavirus lockdown
Some 20 people were killed by a lightning strike on high-voltage power lines in Congo-Brazzaville, the authorities say. The incident…
Congo’s ex-president Yhombi-Opango dies of Covid-19
The former president of the Republic of Congo, Jacques Joaquim Yhombi-Opango, has died in Paris from complications related to coronavirus.…
DR Congo isolates capital Kinshasa over coronavirus
The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a state of emergency and the isolation of its capital, Kinshasa, in its…
Congolese music legend Aurlus Mabélé reportedly dies ‘of coronavirus’
Congolese music star Aurlus Mabélé has died in hospital in France's capital Paris, aged 67. Posts on social media from…
Ebola vaccine licensed in DR Congo, Burundi, Ghana and Zambia
Four African countries - the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Ghana and Zambia - have licensed and can now distribute…