News Democratic Republic Congo: Rare DC-8 freighter veers off runway, collapses nose gear in Kinshasa
One of the world’s last operational Douglas DC-8 freighters veered off the runway and suffered a nose-gear collapse while landing in Kinshasa.
News Democratic Republic Congo: Ebola response in eastern DR Congo must include food aid, WFP says
As Ebola sweeps across the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ensuring families meet their basic food needs is crucial to halt the spread of the deadly disease.
News Democratic Republic Congo: Tanzania, DRC agree to fast-track SGR link and fibre-optic cable across Lake Tanganyika
TANZANIA and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are set to accelerate implementation of strategic joint projects, including the planned Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) link through Burundi and a ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: As schools re-open, Congo drops remote learning plan in Ebola red zone
By Gradel Muyisa and Ange Kasongo BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Schools reopened this week in areas of Democratic Republic of Congo hardest hit by Ebola, after authorities ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo ‘now covers an area bigger than France’
More than 2,700 people have died since May, making it the African nationâs biggest outbreak, with frontline conditions described as âbrutalâ
News Democratic Republic Congo: Ebola death toll exceeds 2,800 in DR Congo as cases mount
HAUT-UELE, DR CONGO - The death toll from the current Ebola virus outbreak, which began in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May, surpassed 2,800 on
News Democratic Republic Congo: Ebola Cases Keep Rising In Congo As WHO Declares Outbreak Over In Uganda
The all-clear for Uganda follows a declaration on July 28 from the Ugandan government that it was free of the disease, which caused 20 cases and two deaths in the country. The WHO monitored the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: Artist-led space in the Democratic Republic of Congo launches 'urgent call' for funding
Leading artists and curators, including Elvira Dyangani Ose and Francis Alÿs, have donated to Picha Art and Research Center ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: How Ebola became the deadliest outbreak in DR Congo’s history
The deaths were among the first warning signs of an Ebola outbreak that would become the deadliest in the DRC’s history. Three months after authorities declared the outbreak, more than 4,900 confirmed ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: Democratic Republic Of Congo's Ebola Outbreak Becomes Deadliest In Country's History
Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: UN aid chief warns Ebola killing one person every 30 minutes in DR Congo
Geneva, Aug. 16 (SANA) Ebola is killing one person every 30 minutes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said, warning that
News Democratic Republic Congo: Ebola spreading ‘like a wildfire’ in Democratic Republic of Congo, expert warns
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed more than 1,300 lives, with health officials reporting a sharp rise in cases as scientists race to contain the virus.Government...
News Democratic Republic Congo: Is it safe to travel to Africa during the Ebola outbreak?
An ongoing Ebola virus outbreak across East and Central Africa has heightened safety concerns among prospective travellers to the region. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the current ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: ‘Living statue’ DR Congo fan ‘Lumumba’ makes World Cup debut after visa issue
Michel Nkuka Mboladinga, who gained fame during the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) for posing as a statue of Patrice Lumumba, DR Congo’s assassinated independence leader for the entirety of games, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: M23 rebels withdraw from several positions in eastern DR Congo: Report
North Kivu Governor Evariste Kakule Somo says he observed 'effective withdrawal' from several areas, including Lunyasenge, Bukununu, Musiya, Katondi, and Kipese towns - Anadolu Ajansı ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: A women-led music festival pushes for peace in Congo’s conflict-ridden eastern region
A women-organized music festival in Goma brings thousands together to push back against violence and call for peace.
News Democratic Republic Congo: DR Congo bishops warn president’s power grab could ignite further violence
Catholic bishops in the DRC are warning against a proposal to amend the country’s Constitution this year, arguing that the worsening security situation and rising political tensions create an unfavorable environment for constitutional revisions.
News Democratic Republic Congo: DR Congo: Armed violence in Tanganyika is depriving people of health care
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Tanganyika Province, the armed violence that has raged for the past three years has seriously compromised access to health care. People living north-west of ...
