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DR Congo boat disaster kills at least 80
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoPeople get on a handmade wooden boat (file photo) [AFP] At least 80 people have died after a boat sank in Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's...
This Country Produces Less Than 1% Of Emissions. Is That A Pass To Export Gas?
HuffPost via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoLush, old-growth rainforest covers 65% of Rosalie Matondo’s country — nearly double the share of...
Swiss prosecutors indict an ex-employee of trading firm Gunvor over bribes paid in Republic of Congo
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 9 months agoSwiss federal prosecutors on Tuesday said they have indicted a former employee of oil trading...
Republic of Congo marks a day of mourning for 31 dead in a stadium stampede
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoRepublic of Congo's government said it was paying the medical bills for 145 people injured in a...
Republic of Congo reports its first mpox virus cases, in several regions
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoThe Republic of Congo has recorded its first cases of mpox in several regions, the health ministry...
As rainforests worldwide disappear, burn and degrade, a summit to protect them opens in Brazzaville
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoLeaders from countries with the largest tropical forest basins are meeting in the Republic of Congo...
Authorities say at least 37 dead after stampede at military stadium in Republic of Congo during...
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoBRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Authorities say at least 37 dead after stampede at military stadium in Republic of Congo during recruitment event.
Congo's Sofibanque weighs equity partners as it eyes regional growth
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 5 months agoDemocratic Republic of Congo's fourth-largest lender, Sofibanque SA, is considering bringing in strategic equity partners including other banks as it looks to expand in new markets in the sub-region ...
Hundreds of thousands of people are in urgent need of assistance in Congo because of flooding
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoWidespread floods in the Republic of Congo have pushed hundreds of thousands of people to be in urgent need of assistance, said the United Nations Friday. Unusually heavy rainfall has caused ...
Why a 12-year-old took action against period poverty
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 weeks agoTamara Magwashu (R) wants to make sure that young women have access to sanitary pads [0077 Multimedia] A 12-year-old girl in Germany was so touched by...