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Safety concerns dog Congo repairs

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Mar 2012

Congo's army has widened a safety zone around the site of the weekend arms dump explosions that killed nearly 200 people.

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Search for Congo survivors delayed by safety concerns

Africa Staff Reporter - 7 Mar 2012

Fears of more unexploded munitions at a Congo arms depot where a series of blasts killed nearly 200 people have delayed the search for more wounded.

Morgues overcrowded as Congo death toll rises

Africa Staff Reporter - 6 Mar 2012

The number of victims from the Congo armoury blast continues to rise as morgues run out of space and are forced to stack bodies two each onto a tray.

Mortar attacks pound Brazzaville ahead of key talks

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Apr 2009

At least four mortar shells pounded a northern working-class district of the Congo capital Brazzaville overnight, causing heavy damage.

Congo grapples with malnutrition

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Aug 2007

Sitting at a small clinic in the Talangai area, north of Congo's capital, Brazzaville, Elise Diamba holds the hands of her malnourished two-year old grandson. "Gérard's mother stopped breastfeeding him when he was seven months," the 61-year old grandmother says. "He hadn't even started walking. Since then, his health has not been good."

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