By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
Sixty-six soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been sentenced to death by the Goma Military Garrison Court sitting in Walikale-centre. The verdict, delivered on 6 November after twelve days of trial, notably punishes cowardice, military revolt and refusal to obey orders, according to Major Dieudonné Kasereka.
Clashes between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation are continuing in five territories of South Kivu, notably Walungu, Mwenga and Fizi. Fighting has also opened a new front in Kabare despite the ceasefire planned under the Doha peace process, according to Actualite.cd.
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O. Niass is on trial after his wife W. Diarra accused him of violence and death threats, including a thigh injury and ten days of medical incapacity. Prosecutors have sought six months in prison and the verdict is expected on 12 November, according to L’Observateur.
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had reached 10,532 confirmed cases and 5,126 deaths by 1 November, according to health authorities. Eight provinces are affected, while the WHO is preparing to integrate two vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain into a clinical trial.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Rwanda News Agency ·
Fresh fighting has pitted the FARDC against the Front pour la refondation de la Nation (FRN) since the morning of Thursday 5 November at Kibati, in the Luberike groupement, in Walikale territory, North Kivu, according to Actualité.cd. Detonations were heard from 5 am and the Congolese army was backed by the Wazalendo militias.
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Tshisekedi identifies slash-and-burn farming as a cause of deforestationFélix Tshisekedi, president of the DRC, identifies shifting slash-and-burn farming as one of the main causes of deforestation and proposes agricultural settlement, agroforestry and reforestation. He also advocates access to electricity as an alternative to wood fuel, at the Brazzaville mini-summit, according to Le Potentiel.
French court orders return of presidential Falcon 7X to CongoA French court has ordered the return to Congo of Denis Sassou-N’Guesso’s Falcon 7X, seized in 2020 in the dispute between Brazzaville and Commisimpex. The creditor, seeking 2.2 billion euros from the Congolese state, has seen its proceedings affected by the decision, according to Africa Intelligence cited by Les Echos du Congo-Brazzaville.The week in Africa
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