Tag: Congo
3 doctors charged with terrorism, conspiracy over death of WHO epidemiologist
Three doctors have been arrested in eastern Congo over the murder of a World Health Organisation (WHO) epidemiologist.
Number of Ebola cases in Congo exceeds 1,000
The number of Ebola cases in Congo has exceeded 1,000, the country’s health ministry said, as the second-largest outbreak of…
Congo’s violence claim 890 lives in December – UN
At least 890 people were killed over three days in mid-December in western Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN Human…
24 patients flee Congo Ebola center
Democratic Republic of Congo’s health ministry said that 24 patients have fled an Ebola treatment center in Beni on Thursday.…
Ebola death toll hits 200 in DR Congo
More than 200 people have now died in the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according…
Congo facing worst Ebola outbreak
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the most severe in the country’s history with 319…
Ebola virus infects 300 people in Congo
The deadly Ebola virus has infected 300 people in Congo since an outbreak erupted almost two months ago in the…
Congo to install Ebola screening checkpoints at polling stations
Health checkpoints will be installed at the entrances to all polling stations in Congo’s Ebola-affected region during the December election,…
European Union to renew sanctions on Congolese officials
The European Union is set to renew sanctions in December on senior officials in Democratic Republic of Congo, including presidential…
Hunger pushes Congo’s children into sex work – Charities
Hunger has doubled in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a year, with 15 million people in need of food…
Children indulge in sex work to feed in Congo
Hunger has doubled in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a year, with 15 million people in need of food…
Congo: Ebola death rate has risen to 135 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 135 people have been killed by the Ebola virus outbreak in…
WHO to hold emergency meeting on Congo’s Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to decide whether Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola…
WHO expects Congo’s Ebola outbreak to last 3, 4 months
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak is expected to last another three to four months and could spread at any…
Congo accuses EU of election interference
Democratic Republic of Congo has accused the EU of interfering in its upcoming presidential election by not heeding Kinshasa’s call…