DR Congo president to visit Ebola-hit Ituri as cases top 1,000
Kinshasa, June 23 (IANS) President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi announced Tuesday that he would soon visit Ituri Province, the epicentre of the country’s latest Ebola outbreak, to follow up on response efforts. “I will very soon go to Ituri Province, to the very sites of the outbreak, to personally […]
Congo vows ‘vigorous response’ to rebel advances, amid regional mediation efforts
Kinshasa, Jan 30 (IANS) Felix Tshisekedi, the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), promised a “vigorous response” to advances of March 23 Movement (M23) rebels in the eastern DRC, amid peace efforts by regional groups. In his address on national television, Tshisekedi said “a response is underway” to reclaim every inch of […]
