DR Congo

A deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a fourth province, putting the entire northeastern region of the country — home to nearly 15 million people — under threat. The outbreak has killed 360 people among…
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The Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday reported that confirmed Ebola cases had increased to 956, including 247 deaths, up from 933 cases and 245 deaths reported a day earlier. At least 30 people have died since the beginning of May…
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In Mongbwalu, a gold-mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province, residents are grappling with a fast-moving Ebola outbreak that has fuelled both fear and denial in one of the country’s most conflict-affected…
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A militia attack killed at least 69 people in Ituri province in the troubled northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local and security sources told AFP Saturday. Armed men affiliated with the Codeco militia carried out the attack…
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At least 143 people died and dozens more went missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Friday. Hundreds of passengers were crowded onto a wooden boat on the Congo River…
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The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox epidemic, launched a vaccination campaign against the virus on Saturday in the eastern city of Goma, AFP journalists said. The launch, initially scheduled for last Wednesday, was…
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Rival armed groups have clashed in DR Congo’s east killing five civilians and forcing more than 50,000 to flee, the United Nations said Saturday, after a six-month lull in fighting. Clashes have erupted between local armed groups and the…
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the body’s mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo is entering its “final phase,” but warned the situation in the conflict-hit country has “deteriorated sharply.” In a report addressed to…
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