Congo

Date: March 5th, 2003 |

The second outbreak of ebola hemorrhagic fever in the past 15 months is occurring in the districts of Mbomo and Kell�(c) in the Cuvette Ouest region in the northwest. This area includes the popular Odzala National Park, which is now closed. The area is being qu [read more]

Congo

Date: September 20th, 2001 |

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Citing government atrocities, Congo’s main rebel group threatened to abandon the peace pact it signed two months ago and renew its insurgent war. The group’s main backers, Rwanda and Uganda, are trying to keep the peace plan intact. Whether they’re successful or not, tension will remain high in this troubled country. Defer non-essential tr [read more]

Congo

Date: October 23rd, 2001 |

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New currency regulations prohibit anyone from possessing foreign currency, including visitors. Travelers must declare their foreign funds on arrival and have three business days to deposit them in bank-run exchange houses. Whether these funds can be reconverted upon departure is unclear, so it’s best to carry as little cash as [read more]

Congo

Date: August 6th, 2001 |

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Both countries that carry this name have been suffering a combination of civil war, economic collapse and general lawlessness in recent years. The civil war in the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) has ended and a peace process is underway, but the U.S. has no diplomatic presence here (the U.S. Embassy suspended operations in June, 1997). [read more]

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