Browsing: Democratic Republic of the Congo

More than 4,000 people have died in the worst outbreak in the DR Congo’s history, with confirmed cases surpassing 8,300.Published On 6 Oct 20266 Oct 2026Kenya…

Two vessels crashed while navigating the Congo River in Equateur province at night.Published On 5 Oct 20265 Oct 2026A boat collision on a river in the…

Burning of a Ebola-hit transit camp sends 19,000 fleeing, illustrating the difficulties of controlling epidemic.Published On 2 Oct 20262 Oct 2026The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola…

A funeral has been held for the politician who was killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after defending the government’s Ebola response.Published On 1…

Marie-Celestin Karondwa died of his injuries after being beaten at his home in Butembo city, an Ebola hotspot, on Sunday.Published On 1 Oct 20261 Oct 2026Mourners…

DR Congo is rolling out vaccine trials for health workers at the centre of the country’s Ebola crisis. Health officials hope the Ervebo vaccine, used in…

50,000 frontline staff to receive a jab for a different Ebola strain, with 20,000 enrolled in a one-year clinical trial.Published On 20 Sep 202620 Sep 2026Health…

The DRC faces a growing Ebola threat as cases soar in North Kivu, despite progress in other regions, says TedrosPublished On 16 Sep 202616 Sep 2026Despite…

Officials from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda are due to reconvene in Geneva on September 16 and 17 for talks on the…

Number of people killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo from disease exceeds 3,000 amid response funding gap.Published On 2 Sep 20262 Sep 2026The head of…