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Crisis at Congo Recruitment: 37 Lives Lost in Stampede

Crisis at Congo Recruitment: 37 Lives Lost in Stampede

Tragic stampede in Brazzaville claims 37 lives during army recruitment Congo plans to recruit 1,500 individuals aged 18-25 PM Anatole Collinet Makosso confirms the “tragedy” and forms a crisis unit In Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, a tragic stampede claimed the lives of thirty-seven youths during an overnight army recruitment drive in … Read more

Italy’s Draghi scraps Africa trip after positive Covid test

Mario Draghi

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has scrapped a go-to oil-rich Angola and the Republic of Congo after testing effective for Covid-19, his office said on Monday. Draghi, 74, who is “asymptomatic,” was to fly to Luanda on Wednesday and Brazzaville on Thursday for talks on switching energy supplies from Russia, it said. Italian Prime Minister … Read more