Tag: Dr Congo
DR Congo thrash Guinea to reach AFCON Semi-finals
Arthur Masuaku gave the Central African side a 3-1 lead eight minute to the end of the match. He took…
Egypt crash out of AFCON, DR Congo reach quarter-finals
The Egyptian goalkeeper, Gabaski missed his kick, while the Congolese keeper, Lionel Mpasi-Nzau sent an unstoppable penalty past Gabaski into…
5 reported Ebola cases die in DR Congo
The WHO noted that all five patients have died and 234 contacts have been identified and are under surveillance, while…
WHO begins counter-Ebola vaccination campaign
The immunisation campaign against Ebola commenced on Monday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the first case was…
Ebola strikes again in DR Congo
A new positive case of Ebola virus disease has been confirmed in North Kivu, a province in eastern Democratic Republic…
COVID-19: DR Congo approves “MANACOVID” for treatment
The Luozi pharmaceutical research centre (CRPL), on Tuesday, approved the “MANACOVID” drug to treat the coronavirus (COVID-19) in DR Congo.
WHO declares end of 11th Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Wednesday, announced the end of the 11th Ebola outbreak in the Equateur province in…
Illegal mining claims at least 14 lives in DR Congo
Fourteen people were killed on Wednesday when an illegal gold mine collapsed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the…
Congo to introduce second vaccine against Ebola in mid-October
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said Congo would introduce a second vaccine against Ebola from mid-October, as the…
Ebola: Congo to introduce second vaccine
Congo will introduce a second vaccine against Ebola from mid-October, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, as the…
Ex DR Congo minister under fire over Ebola Funds
Democratic Republic of Congo government is set to probe the former health minister, Oly Ilunga over misappropriation of funds meant…
Ebola scare: Rwanda shuts DR Congo border, Tshisekedi furious
Rwanda has provoked the fury of President Felix Tshisekedi, after it shuttered its frontier with Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo,…
Ebola: Tension as second death confirmed in DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed the case of Ebola in the eastern city of Goma, near the border…
Giant killer, Madagascar shock Congo to reach AFCON quarter-finals
Africa Cup of Nations debutants Madagascar produced another upset to beat DR Congo 4-2 on penalties after a 2-2 draw…
AFCON 2019 – DR Congo, Zimbabwe in match fixing scandal
A Madagascan publication has reported that the Democratic Republic of Congo is being investigated for a case of possible match-fixing…
AFCON: Congo at 3rd position in Group A after comprehensive win
The Congolese are now in third place in Group A after comprehensive win against Zimbabwe on Sunday. They now have…
DR Congo pummel Zimbabwe 4-0 to brighten chances of qualification
Democratic Republic of Congo put four goals past helpless Zimbabwe to brighten their chances of qualifying as one of the…
Gorillas pose for selfie with DR Congo anti-poaching unit
Two gorillas have been photographed posing for a relaxed selfie with the rangers who rescued them as babies.
China dispatches 100 Peacekeepers to DR Congo
A team of 100 Chinese Engineering and Medical Troops left for a one-year peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of…
DR Congo starts using experimental Ebola treatment
Democratic Republic of Congo has started using the experimental mAb114 Ebola treatment on patients in the east of the country,…
DR Congo: WHO calls for access to tackle Ebola
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for “free and secure” access to the Ebola-affected people in the conflict-affected region…
DR Congo declares end of Ebola epidemic
Health minister of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Oly Ilunga officially announced the end of the Ebola haemorrhagic fever…
Death toll in DR Congo Ebola outbreak hits 26
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 26 after a person…
Ebola: FG bans transportation of corpses from DR Congo
The Federal Government has banned the transportation of corpses from Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, following the outbreak of the…
Ebola outbreak: MSF to open 3 additional treatment centres in DRC
International humanitarian organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF or Doctors Without Borders) will set up three additional facilities in the Democratic…
DR Congo set to test Ebola vaccine
The first 4,000 doses of experimental vaccine provided by the WHO to combat against the Ebola outbreak has arrived on…
Ebola Outbreak: 4 new cases recorded in North-West DRC
At least four new cases of Ebola virus disease have been reported in Bikoro territory, Equateur province in northwestern Democratic…
Fresh Ebola outbreak hits DR Congo
An Ebola outbreak has been declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo's north-western territory of Bikoro.
DR Congo security forces shoot dead 37 Burundi migrants
Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have shot dead 37 Burundian migrants who were protesting after four of…
Holders DR Congo knocked out of CHAN by Congo Brazzaville
The African Nations Championship (CHAN) holders, the Democratic Republic of Congo, failed to qualify for the 2018 finals in Kenya…