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Heineken loses operational control of facilities in Congo

Heineken has lost operational control and withdrawn its staff from its facilities in conflict-affected areas of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dutch brewer said today.

Business • 20 Jun

Noel Carey was the youngest of ten Irish Army officers at Jadotville

Jadotville veteran welcomes medals review

An Irish Army officer who served on a UN peacekeeping mission that came under attack in Congo in 1961 has welcomed the establishment of a review group over the issue of medals for gallantry.

Ireland • 12 Nov 20

The plane took off at 9am local time and crashed into a nearby neighbourhood

At least 24 dead following plane crash in DR Congo

At least 24 people have been killed, including some on the ground, when a small plane crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo this morning.

World • 24 Nov 19

Nurses working with the World Health Organisation prepare to administer vaccines in Mbandaka

Congo begins administering experimental Ebola vaccine

Congo has begun to administer an experimental Ebola vaccine to medical staff in the northwestern city of Mbandaka to tackle an outbreak of the virus, which is believed to have killed 26 people since early April.

World • 21 May 18

The number of suspected, probable and confirmed Ebola cases has risen to 45, with 25 people dead(Photo:UNICEF)

Ebola outbreak not yet an international emergency - WHO

An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo does not yet constitute an international public health emergency and there are strong reasons to believe it can be brought under control, the World Health Organisation has said.

World • 18 May 18

Family members and friends attended the ceremony

Plaque unveiled for soldier who died in the Congo

An Irish soldier who died in the Congo in 1960 has been honoured at a ceremony in Dublin.

Dublin • 06 Feb 18

Militia were accused of raping at least 37 girls near a village in south Congo

Congo militia jailed for life for child rape ceremonies

Eleven Congolese militia fighters have been jailed for life for raping dozens of girls as young as 18 months during ceremonies meant to give the men supernatural powers, rights groups observing the trial said.

World • 14 Dec 17

Congolese police officers standing guard at the Bukavu Central Prison in Kinshasa in January last year following a jailbreak

Two killed during jailbreak at DR Congo jail

At least two people were killed today when 301 inmates staged a dawn jailbreak from an eastern Democratic Republic of Congo prison, police said.

News • 05 Jun 14

M23 fighters are expected to hand in their weapons ahead of a deployment of United Nations peacekeepers

Hopes of deal being signed with rebels in Congo

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has said it hopes it will soon sign a peace deal with eastern rebels.

News • 15 Mar 13

There are no paved roads, few street lights, and few police for the people of Congo

Crossing into the poorest country in the world - Congo

In the first of his blogs from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, RTÉ's Ray Kennedy reports on crossing the border from Rwanda to the poorest country on earth.

Special Reports • 06 Mar 13

32 killed as plane crashes into houses in Congo

A cargo plane crashed into houses near Brazzaville Maya-Maya airport in Congo Republic while attempting to land in a thunderstorm last night, killing at least 32 people.

News • 01 Dec 12

A displaced Congolese child stands in the grounds of a religious organisation on the outskirts of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

M23 rebels defy deadline, set to stay in Goma

A leader of Congo's M23 rebels has defied a deadline imposed by a regional group of nations, saying the insurgents will stay in the key eastern city of Goma.

News • 27 Nov 12

Heads of state from Africa's Great Lakes region met in Uganda

African nations call on rebels to leave DRC's Goma

Heads of state from Africa's Great Lakes region have urged rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east to stop expanding their war and leave the town of Goma which they captured this week.

News • 26 Nov 12

M23 rebels have captured the town of Sake in eastern Congo

Rebels gain further ground in DR Congo

Rebel forces in eastern Congo have taken control of the town of Sake, a day after capturing the city of Goma on the Rwandan border.

News • 21 Nov 12

Congolese rebels take control of Goma

Congo rebels have taken control of the eastern city of Goma after days of clashes with UN-backed Congolese soldiers, a spokesman for the M23 rebel group said.

News • 20 Nov 12

UN expressed concern that the M23 rebels are well-armed and supplied

UN helicopters hit rebel positions in Congo

UN attack helicopters hit rebel positions in eastern Congo after insurgents gained ground in heavy clashes with government troops.

Ireland • 18 Nov 12

This photo, taken in March 2003, shows an agent of the Congolese Red Cross disinfecting a room at a hospital

Ebola death toll doubles to 31 in Congo

An outbreak of Ebola in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo is not under control and the number of people killed by the disease has more than doubled to 31 in the past week.

News • 13 Sep 12

Children wash copper at an open-air mine in Kamatanda in the rich mining province of Katanga, Congo

Dozens killed in Congo mine collapse

About 60 miners died when a shaft in which they were working collapsed in a remote part of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

News • 16 Aug 12

Congo Warlord Thomas Lubanga sentenced to 14 years

The International Criminal Court has sentenced Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga to 14 years in jail for using child soldiers in his rebel army.

News • 10 Jul 12

Kony kidnap victim tells US senators of ordeal

The young kidnap victim at the centre of a controversial online video has gone before a US Senate panel to retell his ordeal at the hands of the Lord's Resistance Army.

Special Reports • 25 Apr 12

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