Democratic Republic of the Congo

A boat with 278 passengers capsized off the shore of Lake Kivu in DR Congo. 78 people died and many are missing. The vessel was overloaded due to the danger of land routes in the region.

According to the CDC, 1,200 new cases of mpox were reported in the African Union this week. Since the beginning of the year, the total number of infections has reached 18,737, with 541 deaths.

The WHO has declared monkeypox a global emergency due to an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and its spread to neighboring countries. Since the beginning of the year, about 17,000 suspected cases and 517 deaths have been reported in 13 African countries.

Deputy Minister of Health Ihor Kuzin said that the risk of monkeypox for Ukraine is estimated to be very low. Only isolated cases have been registered in Ukraine, without an epidemic rise.

Ukraine, as an independent state, first joined the UN peacekeeping contingents in 1992 in Yugoslavia, where a bloody civil war was taking place.

A new, more transmissible strain of monkeypox, mpox, has emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo, raising concerns about its further spread.

Since the launch of the Grain from Ukraine initiative in the fall of 2022, Ukraine has exported 221. 41 thousand tons of agricultural products to 10 countries in Africa and Asia, ensuring food security for 8 million people.

At least seven people have been killed during protests in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo against violence by Islamist rebels affiliated with ISIS, who have recently killed more than 40 people.

A ship carrying 271 passengers sank in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The fate of the passengers remains unknown.

Ukraine sends 2,453. 26 tons of sunflower oil as humanitarian aid to African countries and Palestine for the first time as part of the Grain from Ukraine initiative.

Russia is expanding efforts to recruit militants in the Global South, especially in Central African countries such as Rwanda, Burundi, Congo and Uganda, offering bonuses and salaries to avoid additional mobilization within the Russian Federation itself.

Ukraine is actively expanding its diplomatic presence in Africa, having opened 7 new embassies in countries such as Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Mozambique and other Congo over the past 7 months, and plans to open 3 more embassies in Tanzania, Cameroon and Sudan.

Ukraine has handed over 1,151 tons of crushed peas to families in the Congo as part of the Grain from Ukraine humanitarian food program.

The Ukrainian delegation presented President Zelensky's formula for peace, in particular paragraph 2 on food security, and demonstrated Ukraine's agricultural capabilities to the Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community.

Russia has significantly intensified its campaign to recruit foreign mercenaries from Central African countries, including Rwanda, Burundi, Congo and Uganda, to participate in the war against Ukraine, offering them cash payments, monthly allowances, health insurance and Russian passports.

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo prevented a coup attempt by arresting those responsible for the failed attempt to overthrow President Felix Tshisekedi.

In 2023, conflict and violence forced a record 75. 9 million people to flee their homes in 66 countries, half of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center.

Ukraine opened its embassy in Gaborone, Botswana. It became the 16th Ukrainian diplomatic mission in Africa.

Ukraine continues to expand its diplomatic presence, particularly on the African continent. Yesterday, on April 10, the new Embassy of Ukraine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo officially opened.

Pope Francis called for an end to wars, including in Ukraine, and expressed hope for a general exchange of all prisoners between Russia and Ukraine.

An Honorary Consulate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was opened in Uzhhorod, covering the Zakarpattia, Lviv, and Rivne regions of Ukraine.

Canada has officially released a silver coin in the shape of a Ukrainian Easter egg designed by Ukrainian-Canadian artist Tanya Mykytyuk, featuring intricate folk motifs and bright colors.

Two UN peacekeepers were seriously injured when their helicopter was shot at near Goma in eastern DR Congo.