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The soldiers were fighting for government forces against Rwanda-backed rebels. Photo: GettyImages

Romanian mercenaries flee DR Congo to escape deadly rebel attack

A group of almost 300 Romanian soldiers of fortune fighting for government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been forced to flee across the border to Rwanda.

The backs of the hands of a patient with monkeypox.

WHO declares public health emergency following monkeypox outbreak

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years.

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Duda discusses case of Pole facing life sentence with DRC counterpart

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has spoken over the phone with Felix Tshiseked, his counterpart in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), about a Pole who has been sentenced by a Congolese court to life for espionage, Duda’s aide has said.

Children playing on the beach, facing oil equipment in Pointe Noire, Congo. Photo: Veronique DURRUTY/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Congo reaffirms commitment to remain OPEC: oil minister

Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), days after neighbor Angola decided to leave the organization, which was left with 12 members.