Civilians killed by rebel attacks in eastern DR Congo

STORY: Civilians killed by rebel attacks in eastern DR Congo DATELINE: June 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: BENI, DR Congo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Mutwanga village under attack, DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): PALUKU RUTAFUNYA, Survivor of the rebel attack 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): EHUTA OMEONGA, Territory administrator of Beni 4. a shot for the Mutwanga village under attack, DR Congo STORYLINE: Several attacks have been reported over the passing weekend in the region of Beni of the North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as rebels of the Allied Democratic Force (ADF) launched incursions, killing at least a dozen of civilians. After the latest attack attributed to the ADF rebels that caused the death of at least three civilians in the village of Mutwanga, Paluku Rutafunya, a survivor of the tragedy, still recollected the near-death and traumatizing experience. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): PALUKU RUTAFUNYA, Survivor of the rebel attack "They (the rebe

DR Congo official sees promising future in Africa-China cooperation

STORY: DR Congo official sees promising future in Africa-China cooperation DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA, DRC Industrial Minister 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA, DRC Industrial Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA, DRC Industrial Minister STORYLINE: An official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said that Africa-China cooperation, which has already borne fruitful results, is promised of a bright future. Julien Paluku Kahongya, minister of industry of the DRC, said that he expects Africa and China to advance their cooperation and deepen their relationship. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA, DRC Industrial Minister "We think that the China-Africa cooperation should move further in order to consolidate the two sides and build a shared future by 2030. This is our path and vision for us so that our relations rise towards a bright future. This

Hospital overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts in NE DR Congo

STORY: Hospital overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts in NE DR Congo DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:00 LOCATION: BENI, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST 1.various of the General Reference Hospital in Beni, DR Congo 2.SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): KAMBALE USHINDI, Patient 3.SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): JUSTIN PALUKU, Patient 3.SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FREDERICO SILVIO MARTOGLIO, Emergency manager of Red Cross in Beni 4.various of Beni, DR Congo STORYLINE: Challenges and deep concerns are growing in the General Reference Hospital in Beni, northeastern the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts carried out by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Injured civilians who have barely survived gunshots and machete wounds have been pouring into the General Reference Hospital. The majority of the patients, some with multiple bullet holes on their body, come from surrounding villages and towns in the Beni region, worst affected across the central Afr