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Pascal Lissouba, the former president of Congo-Brazzaville from 1992 to 1997 before the civil war, died Monday morning in France at the age of 88.
The president of the High Court of La Gombe, Kinshasa, has requested 20 years in prison against Vital Kamerhe, in connection with the trial of the so-called “Hundred Days Programme” case.
The World Health Organization’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Motshidiso Moeti, on Friday, warned countries on the continent to be wary of other diseases amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The government of Congo has adopted, during its last cabinet meeting, an amending finance bill of CFA1083 billion against CFA2175 billion for the initial finance law.
The European Union will support the Congolese government’s response plan against the coronavirus, with approximately 2.3 billion CFA francs.
The French Development Agency (AFD) has disbursed CFA600 million to support the implementation of the Congolese response plan against the coronavirus pandemic, APA learned Wednesday from the French embassy in Congo.
The authorities in Congo Brazzaville on Wednesday introduced a ban on markets and transport activities in major cities.
Five days after the coming into force of the lockdown meant to reduce the rapid spread of the coronavirus, the Congolese state is struggling to enforce this sanitary regulation.
Twenty people have lost their lives in the Brazzaville commune of Kintele, following a heavy rainstorm on Wednesday morning, the City Mayor, Stella Mensha Sassou N’Guesso, has announced.
Former Congolese President (1977-1979) Joachim Yhombi Opango, 81, died Monday in France of the Covid-19, national television said on Tuesday.