Felix Tshisekedi
African Union 'strongly condemns' DRCongo coup bid
The head of the African Union Commission said he was following events in the Democratic Republic of Congo with "great concern" and "strongly condemns" an attempted coup there.
The DR Congo military said on Sunday it had foiled a coup bid near the offices of President Felix Tshisekedi in the capital Kinshasa involving "foreigners and Congolese".
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President Erdoğan exchanges Eid al-Adha greetings with leaders
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with the leaders of 8 countries on the occasion of Eid al-Adha on July 9.
Turkey donates Turkovac, Sinovac vaccines to Congo
Turkey will send one million doses of the Sinovac and 100,000 doses of Turcovac vaccines to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Feb. 20.
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President Erdoğan embarks on three-day Africa tour
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has begun a three-day Africa tour that includes visits to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Senegal and Guinea-Bissau as part of Turkey's longstanding policy to deepen political and economic ties with the continent.
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Turkey carefully following Afghanistan as interim gov't announced: Erdoğan
As the Taliban just announced an interim cabinet for Afghanistan, Turkey is carefully monitoring developments in the country, said the Turkish president on Sept. 7.
Italian ambassador killed in Congo while in UN convoy
The Italian ambassador to Congo and an Italian carabinieri police officer were killed on Feb. 22 while traveling in Congo in a U.N. convoy, the Foreign Ministry said.
In a brief statement, the ministry said Luca Attanasio and the officer were killed in Goma, the eastern regional capital. They were traveling in a convoy of the U.N. stabilization mission in Congo.
About 150 People are Missing after a Shipwreck in DR Congo
Around 150 people are missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo after yesterday's announcement of a ferry that turned up in Kivu Lake, DPA reported.
"I am very sad because of the sinking of a ship on Kivu Lake on April 15. For now, 150 people are missing," President Felix Tshisekedi wrote on Twitter.
Ebola death toll surges in DR Congo
The number of people killed in an Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has risen to 443, health authorities have announced, as new President Felix Tshisekedi began his first full day in office on Jan. 25.
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