Tag: Congo
South African peacekeepers ambushed in Congo Ebola zone
Two South African peacekeepers were wounded in a rebel ambush near the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic…
Congo: Trial of 24 over killings of UN experts resumes
The trial of 24 people, including a former intelligence agency informant, suspected in the killings of two UN sanctions monitors…
Congo approves 4 more experimental Ebola treatments
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)has approved four more experimental treatments against the deadly Ebola virus, the health ministry said as…
WHO expects more Ebola cases in Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that it could not be certain that it had identified all people…
Congo declares 4 new Ebola cases
Officials from the Health Ministry said four people have tested positive for Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo just…
Congo opposition leader Bemba to submit candidacy for president
Democratic Republic of Comgo(DRC) opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba arrived in the Congolese capital Kinshasa on Wednesday to submit his candidacy…
Ebola-like disease kills 12 in Congo
Authorities on Monday confirmed that 12 people died from an unknown disease with symptoms similar to that of Ebola in…
Congo: Ebola outbreak under control – WHO
The spread of Ebola seems to have been stopped in Congo, less than three months after the outbreak of the…
Congo: Ebola outbreak is not over – WHO
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned against declaring victory too early in Congo’s Ebola epidemic, in…
Ebola: Congo medical workers conclude vaccination
Medical workers in Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) on Tuesday concluded vaccination of Ebola patients in the city of Mbandaka with…
Ebola: Health officials working on getting accurate information
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday said they are working hard to get out accurate…
49 drown in Congo river boat accident
A boat tipped over in a river in northern Democratic Republic of Congo, drowning 49 people on board while about…
Congo: 2 Ebola patients attended church with 50 people before dying
Two Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola patients who fled hospital in the city of Mbandaka on Monday attended a prayer…
2 new Ebola deaths recorded in Congo
Two new deaths from Ebola and seven new confirmed cases have been recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo, the health…
Congo begins Ebola vaccinations of medical staff
Congo has begun Ebola vaccinations of medical staff in the northwest city of Mbandaka, a Reuters witness said, the first…
Ebola: Congo, WHO race to prevent runaway outbreak
Congolese and United Nations officials were racing on Thursday to prevent a runaway Ebola outbreak in Congo.
Ebola Outbreak: Congo confirms 14 cases
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has risen from three to 14, according to the Central African country’s…
WHO calls emergency meeting on Congo’s Ebola outbreak
The WHO will convene an Emergency Committee on Friday to consider the international risks of an Ebola outbreak in the…
Ebola outbreak: Congo Health Ministry warns of “new phase” after first urban case
The Ministry of Health on Thursday warned Congo’s Ebola outbreak has entered “a new phase” after a case of the…
Ebola outbreak: WHO says 19 dead, 39 infected in Congo
The WHO on Monday confirmed 19 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following an outbreak of Ebola between April…
Northwest Congo hospital receives new suspected Ebola case
The main hospital in Democratic Republic of Congo’s northwestern town of Bikoro has received a new suspected Ebola case, the…
Ebola Outbreak: WHO prepares for worst case scenario in Congo
The WHO is preparing for the worst case scenario in an Ebola outbreak in a remote area of Congo, including…
17 fresh Ebola deaths confirmed in Congo
Officials said 17 people have died in an area of northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo where health officials have now…
UN accuses Congo of obstructing probe of monitors’ killings
The UN on Wednesday accused the Congolese security officials of interfering with the investigation into the killings of two UN…
Congolese opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi rejects suggestions of any deal with Kabila
Congolese opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi rejected suggestions that he might do a deal with President Joseph Kabila.
United Nations warn of risk of food shortages in Congo’s Kasai region
More than three million people in Congo’s troubled Kasai region are at risk of severe food shortage, with hundreds of…
UN accused of ‘preserving terrorism’ in eastern Congo
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on Wednesday accused the UN of “preserving terrorism” in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo where…
Dangote to commission $500m plant in Congo
Dangote Cement would on Thursday in Congo commission its 1.5 million metric tonnes per annum capacity Cement Plant valued at…
Cholera outbreak kills 500 in Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said more than 500 people have so far died in cholera epidemic sweeping…
Prison Break: Over 100 Inmates Escape In Congo
More than 100 inmates escaped from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo during heavy rains, the jail’s Director,…