Tag: Congo
Militant attacks: WHO suspends work on Ebola in Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is suspending parts of its effort to fight Ebola in Congo after a string of…
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…