Tag: DRC
U.S. injects fresh $38m into Ebola fight as outbreak response intensifies
The United States has announced an additional $38 million in funding to bolster efforts to contain the ongoing Ebola outbreak…
131 Dead, hundreds infected in escalating Ebola outbreak
At least 131 people have died in the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, as health…
US moves to stop Ebola from reaching American shores
The United States Government has activated an emergency interagency response system following the outbreak of Ebola in parts of Central…
Peace breakthrough: DRC-Rwanda end 30-year war in stunning U.S.-backed deal
Rubio praised the collaborative efforts, stating, “This could not have happened without such close friends and partners in the African…
DRC clinches victory over Egypt on penalties, soars into AFCON quarter final
The game progressed to the level of penalty shootout. And DRC emerged victorious by beating Egypt 8-7.
Ebola: 2,167 people vaccinated in Guinea, DRC
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 2, 167 people have been vaccinated in Guinea and the Democratic…
4 Ebola responders killed in DRC attack
Two attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have killed 4 workers responding to the Ebola outbreak and…
Ebola death toll in DRC rises to 1,540, WHO raises alarm
The death toll in the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 1,540,…
Ebola: 993 cases confirmed, 621 dead in DRC – WHO
As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) approaches 1 000 cases amid increased violence, WHO…
Video: Jubilation in Kinshasa after DRC’s opposition leader, Tshisekedi named winner of Presidential election
There was wild jubilation in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, after Opposition leader, Felix Tshisekedi was named the provisional…
DRC General elections: U.N Secretary-General sues for peace
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on political actors in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to work…
Ebola: Death toll in DRC hits 357
Death toll, arising from outbreak of Ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has risen to 357 of which…
Uganda opens Ebola treatment units at border with DRC
Uganda has opened two Ebola treatment units in the border districts with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a World…
Congolese president, Kabila will not stand for re-election
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila will not stand in December’s presidential election, a spokesman said on Wednesday, announcing…
Ebola cases in DR Congo ‘will rise in coming days’ – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the alarm that cases from the resurgent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic…