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Heineken has lost operational control and withdrawn its staff from its facilities in conflict-affected areas of eastern ...
Rape, displacement, and death have defined life in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ... Some 120km from Bukavu in Uvira, panic-stricken residents shared their fears with The EastAfrican.
Heineken has lost operational control and withdrawn its staff from facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ...
The M23 rebels have been moving south towards Uvira, which shares a lake border with Burundi, since they seized the provincial capital Bukavu over the weekend - the heaviest loss for Congo since ...
Heineken's Congo unit, Bralima, ... Its operations in the cities of Goma, Bukavu and Uvira had together previously accounted for roughly a third of Heineken's business in Congo.
In recent days, the security situation around the city of Uvira, in South Kivu province of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has rapidly deteriorated, reaching a critical point on 15 February.
Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, residents said Tuesday, as international pressure rose over the M23’s expansion in a mineral-rich region ...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The number of mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to rise. According to the World Health Organization, Congo has over 26,000 suspected cases - over 80% of ...
Congo health officials have confirmed more than 22,000 mpox cases in the country and more than 716 deaths from the disease this year. ... In the Uvira zone, ...
Volleys of gunfire rang out in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern border town of Uvira on Wednesday, local sources said, as clashes broke out among allied forces amid the advance of Rwanda ...