Wall of orange lava:thousands flee volcano in Congo amid fears of second eruption

Wall of orange lava:thousands flee volcano in Congo amid fears of second eruption

Volcanologists in Goma warned that a volcanic eruption under a nearby lake,accompanied by a large earthquake,could trigger a sudden release of carbon dioxide which could asphyxiate thousands.

  • byDjaffar Al Katanty

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Residents flee as volcano erupts near Congolese city of Goma

Residents flee as volcano erupts near Congolese city of Goma

Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo has erupted for the first time in nearly two decades,turning the night sky a fiery red and sending lava onto a major highway as panicked residents tried to flee Goma,a city of nearly 2 million.

  • byJustin Kabumba Katumwa
Italian ambassador among three killed in attack in Democratic Republic of Congo

Italian ambassador among three killed in attack in Democratic Republic of Congo

The ambush occurred as the convoy was travelling from Goma,the country’s eastern regional capital,to visit a World Food Program school feeding project.

  • byJean-Yves Kamale andNicole Winfield
Guinea declares new Ebola outbreak with first deaths since 2016

Guinea declares new Ebola outbreak with first deaths since 2016

It is the first resurgence of the disease in Guinea since the world’s worst outbreak in 2013-2016 killed more than 11,000 people.

  • bySamb Saliou
Actor Ashley Judd ‘nearly lost’ her leg in Congo

Actor Ashley Judd ‘nearly lost’ her leg in Congo

Ashley Judd has recounted a painful ordeal she believes almost cost her leg after tripping in a Congolese rainforest and having to be evacuated by motorbike.

  • byMark Kennedy
New Ebola case could signal fresh outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo

New Ebola case could signal fresh outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo

A woman has died after being found with symptoms of the deadly virus in the town of Biena on February 1.

  • byFiston Mahamba
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Australian man in the Congo cleared in diamond investigation
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Australian man in the Congo cleared in diamond investigation

The investigation by Congolese authorities into Sydney man Joseph Bagala has been dropped and he is receiving assistance from DFAT.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Dozens of women accuse aid workers of sexual abuse during Ebola crisis

Dozens of women accuse aid workers of sexual abuse during Ebola crisis

The women accuse men who said they worked for the World Health Organisation,UNICEF,Oxfam and Medecins Sans Frontieres among others.

  • byRobert Flummerfelt andNellie Peyton
Australian man in diamond investigation in the Congo
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Australian man in diamond investigation in the Congo

An Australian man stranded in the Congo because of the coronavirus pandemic is accused of illegally buying diamonds.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Belgian King regrets suffering and humiliation in Congo's colonial past

Belgian King regrets suffering and humiliation in Congo's colonial past

Millions of Congolese are estimated to have died between 1885 and 1908 after King Leopold II declared the country his personal property.

  • byJames Crisp
Why the name of a monster,Leopold,has no place on Australian soil
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Why the name of a monster,Leopold,has no place on Australian soil

The King Leopold Ranges are to get a new Indigenous name. About time. And here's why.

  • byTony Wright