Africa Eastern DR Congo crisis increasing risk of mpox transmission, WHO chief warns by gulftimes February 3, 2025 by gulftimes February 3, 2025 Fighting escalated sharply in late January, as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized control of parts of North… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Africa UN agencies warn of worsening humanitarian and human rights crisis in eastern DR Congo by gulftimes January 31, 2025 by gulftimes January 31, 2025 The rebels have already seized the provincial capital, Goma, and reports indicate that they are closing… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Africa DR Congo crisis: A public health ‘nightmare’ is unfolding, warns WHO by gulftimes January 29, 2025 by gulftimes January 29, 2025 The internet also remains down in the provincial capital and only mobile phone networks are functioning, with… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Africa DR Congo emergency: next 24 hours are critical, warn UN agencies by gulftimes January 28, 2025 by gulftimes January 28, 2025 Dead bodies lie in the streets, hospitals are overwhelmed and there has been an uptick in… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Africa DR CONGO CRISIS LIVE: Security Council hears call for ‘urgent and coordinated international action’ over Goma by gulftimes January 28, 2025 by gulftimes January 28, 2025 As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of Peace… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Africa DR Congo: Battle for Goma continues as ‘volatile’ crisis unfolds by gulftimes January 27, 2025 by gulftimes January 27, 2025 In a briefing on Monday, Mr. Lacroix told journalists in New York that some staff from… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Africa DR CONGO CRISIS: Live updates as Security Council holds emergency meeting by gulftimes January 26, 2025 by gulftimes January 26, 2025 Spiralling violence and killings in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo triggered an emergency Security… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Africa UN relocates non-critical staff from North Kivu, DR Congo by gulftimes January 25, 2025 by gulftimes January 25, 2025 The UN mission in DR Congo, MONUSCO, is relocating administrative staff and others in North Kivu… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Africa DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack by gulftimes January 24, 2025 by gulftimes January 24, 2025 “We are deeply alarmed at the heightened risk of an attack by the M23 armed group… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Africa Guterres voices alarm over M23 rebel offensive in DR Congo, ‘devastating toll’ on civilians by gulftimes January 23, 2025 by gulftimes January 23, 2025 Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement issued by his Spokesperson noted the Rwandan-backed rebels seizure of… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
