By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
Five pupils were killed by lightning on Thursday 22 October in Kisengo, a town in Nyunzu territory, Tanganyika province. The tragedy occurred in this region of south-eastern DR Congo, according to Actualité.cd.
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Acting Haut-Katanga governor Martin Kazembe Shula received Britain’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zoé Ware, on 21 October to discuss mining cooperation, public health and investment. The talks notably covered Ebola preparedness in the province and prospects for economic partnerships, according to Kivu Morning Post.
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo reaffirmed its commitment to mineral traceability and local processing in Lusaka. The approach also aims to strengthen regional cooperation, according to BETO, which reported the statement on 21 October 2026.
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The Congolese epidemiological bulletin records 9,415 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,536 deaths as of 16 October, with 67 new cases and 26 deaths in the latest 24-hour period covered. Contact tracing covered 79.1% of 33,125 contacts, below the 95% target, according to the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s National Institute of Public Health.
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Exported cocoa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to $5.54 per kilogram for the period from 19 to 24 October 2026, from $5.47 the previous week, an increase of 1.28%. Arabica and robusta coffee have fallen to $5.44 and $3.46 per kilogram respectively, according to price lists for the country's exported agricultural products.
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North Kivu civil society calls for break with KenyaNorth Kivu civil society’s coordination is asking Kinshasa to sever diplomatic relations with Kenya, which it accuses of hosting meetings of political figures close to Joseph Kabila. In its 21 October statement, it says the meetings are harming peace efforts in eastern DR Congo, according to Beto.
Drone attack kills four people in Bamina, ChadA drone attack of unknown origin killed four people and injured 14 in Bamina, in Chad’s Ouaddaï province, near the Sudanese border. Regional government representative Ibrahim Issa announced an investigation, according to Agence France-Presse.The week in Africa
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