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India sending two teams to UN missions for Covid effort to Congo, S Sudan

India is contributing two teams of specialists to fortify medical facilities in UN peacekeeping operations in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to meet the Covid-19 challenge

Here are a few stories of how Ebola helped Africa prepare for coronavirus

Ebola prompted the World Health Organization to change its emergency response structure, rapid laboratory testing and changing the design of treatment centres

At least 26 killed as plane crashes into homes in Congo's Goma city

The 19-seater aircraft crashed into residential homes in the Mapendo district near Goma's airport in the North Kivu province shortly after takeoff

Mining world keeps keen eye as Congo counts votes for next leader

Country is the top producer of cobalt, used in batteries

Militia decapitates more than 40 policemen in Congo: Officials

Large-scale violence erupted in Kasai region in August when security forces killed militia's leader

UN welcomes Congo agreement, calls for swift implementation

President Joseph Kabila was barred from seeking a new term after his mandate expired Dec 19

Congo deal signed, President Joseph Kabila's 15-year rule comes to an end

Kabila will lead a transitional govt until elections and an opposition politician will serve as PM

32 Indian peacekeepers injured, girl killed in blast in Congo

Sources said a girl, about eight-years-old, was killed in the blast. The peacekeepers were taken to a UN military hospital.

51 killed in Democratic Republic of Congo machete attack: NGOs

All shops were shut in Beni on Monday and the streets plunged into silence for the first of three days of national mourning

Some 30 civilians massacred in troubled east Democratic Republic of Congo: Army

The victims were found in the Rwangoma neighbourhood on the outskirts of Beni

Indians attacked in Congo after murder of Congolese youth in Delhi

MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said some of the Indian nationals sustained injuries in the attack