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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Arcs in and about Democratic Republic of the Congo from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 205 stories · 1,887 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 14, 2023

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else35 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Democratic Republic of the Congo that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 18– 22Dozens dead after ferry capsizes in DR Congo: Official9 articles · 9 independent sources
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  2. Dec 6– 9Mysterious Fatal 'Disease X' Outbreak in Congo Still Can't Be Explained9 articles · 7 independent sources
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  3. Dec 3– 6A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating27 articles · 19 independent sources
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  4. Oct 5– 6Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks - The Daily Reporter17 articles · 16 independent sources
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  5. Oct 3Boat capsizes on a lake in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people, witnesses say11 articles · 11 independent sources
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  6. Oct 2Sex workers are hit hard by Congo's mpox outbreak but say their only option is to keep working8 articles · 7 independent sources
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  7. Sep 13– 143 Americans and 34 others sentenced to death for coup attempt in Congo25 articles · 20 independent sources
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  8. Sep 5– 10First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo19 articles · 14 independent sources
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Stories that name Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. Dec 1– 2Before exiting, Biden heads to Africa to highlight his own counter to China. Will Trump take it up?6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  2. Nov 16– 18United States’ first known case of more severe strain of mpox confirmed in California43 articles · 31 independent sources
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  3. Aug 15– 16Europe must prepare for more mpox cases: EU health agency10 articles · 9 independent sources
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  4. Aug 13– 17Congo's humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency118 articles · 59 independent sources
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  5. Aug 13– 14WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency42 articles · 31 independent sources
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  6. Jul 6– 10Human case of plague, the historic Black Death, confirmed in Colorado21 articles · 17 independent sources
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  7. May 14Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 20237 articles · 7 independent sources
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  8. Feb 11– 12CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger's luggage — mummified monkeys9 articles · 9 independent sources
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  9. Feb 10– 12Haller hits winner as Ivory Coast beat Nigeria to take AFCON title9 articles · 6 independent sources
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