Blasts in Republic of Congo Affects Children
Children are showing numerous signs of illness following a series of explosions at a military ammunition depot that left several people dead and scores injured.
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Congo-Brazzaville:
Arms Explosion Displaces Children
IPS, 13 March 2012
Five-year-old Vianey hasn't seen his parents since a series of explosions ripped through an ammunition dump in Brazzaville on Mar. 4. A stranger, Jules Bomboko, said he found… Read more »
Brazzaville.
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Congo-Brazzaville:
Red Cross Steps Up Assistance for Explosion Victims
ICRC, 9 March 2012
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is continuing its efforts together with the Congolese Red Cross to help people affected by the ammunition-stockpile explosion on… Read more »
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Congo-Brazzaville:
Arms Depot Blast Victims Crowd Shelter Sites in Brazzaville
UNHCR, 12 March 2012
Chantal is desperate for shelter. The 43-year-old was among an estimated 14,000 people left homeless and in urgent need of assistance when an arms depot exploded on March 4 in an… Read more »
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Congo-Brazzaville:
UN Steps In After Ammo Blast
UN News, 7 March 2012
The United Nations humanitarian office said today it has deployed a team to the Republic of Congo to support authorities after the explosions earlier this week at an ammunition… Read more »
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Congo-Brazzaville:
MSF Aids Victims at Makeshift Sites in the Capital
MSF, 12 March 2012
Thousands of people who were left homeless have gathered at makeshift sites across the city following last Sunday's explosion at a munitions depot in Brazzaville, Republic of… Read more »
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Congo-Brazzaville:
Church Aids Survivors of Explosion
CISA, 6 March 2012
The death toll continues to rise in Brazzaville, following a series of catastrophic explosions in an ammunition store on Sunday March 05, which destroyed buildings in a four km… Read more »
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Congo-Brazzaville:
Arms Depot Blast Devastates Traders
RNW Africa, 6 March 2012
Blown up markets and smashed shops: the sight is distressing for the traders in Brazzaville who are still assessing the extent of the damage caused by the explosion of a military… Read more »
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Liberia:
Sirleaf Consoles Government & People Republic of Congo
Heritage, 9 March 2012
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has sent a message of condolence to the Government and People of the Republic of Congo following the sad news of an explosion and fire at a local… Read more »
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Angola:
President Condoles With Congo-Brazzaville, Argentina Counterparts
ANGOP, 8 March 2012
Angolan head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, has condoled with his colleague of Congo Brazzaville, Denis Sassou Nguesso, over the death of about 200 people and over 2000… Read more »
InFocus
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Les quelque 200 victimes des explosions du camp des blindés de Mpila à Brazzaville, la capitale congolaise, ont été enterrées dimanche au cimetière du centre-ville où un ... Read more »
