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Facing scrutiny over new claims of sexual abuse by its workers, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged anyone with information to come forward so that action can be taken.
Militants killed at least 19 people, including 10 soldiers, in raids on two villages in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, hours after President Felix Tshisekedi declared a state of siege in two provinces.
By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read PARIS (Reuters) - France on Tuesday moved away from backing a civilian-military transition in Chad calling for a civilian national unity government to be put in place to run its former colony until elections within 18 months. After President Idriss Deby’s death, a military council headed by his son, Mahamat Idriss Deby, seized power and said it would oversee an 18-month transition to elections. Opposition politicians called this a coup. The military council has been under pressure to hand over power to a civilian transitional government as soon as possible. The A...
By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo’s Prime Minister announced a new Cabinet on Monday, completing a government overhaul by President Felix Tshisekedi that strengthens his hold on power. Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi delivers a speech at the opening of talks about Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam at the Fleuve Congo Hotel in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo April 4, 2021.REUTERS/Hereward Holland The new government is a further blow to Tshisekedi’s predecessor and former coalition partner, Joseph Kabila, who stepped dow...
By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read GENEVA, April 15 (Reuters) - World Bank President David Malpass called on countries on Thursday to contribute their “excess” doses of COVID-19 vaccines to low-income countries in the COVAX facility struggling to inoculate their most vulnerable including health workers. “Many countries now have dollars available to spend on doses but rapid deliveries aren’t available. I would like to underline here the importance for countries that have the prospect of excess vaccine supplies to release them as soon as possible,” he told a fund-raising event of the Gavi Va...