News Democratic Republic Congo Social: Violent clashes between DRC forces, M23 group near key city of Uvira
"Since 3 am (0100 GMT), violent clashes between M23 rebels and Wazalendo (pro-Kinshasa militias) and the armed forces of the Republic have been reported in several localities in the territory of Uvira ...
News Democratic Republic Congo Social: Geneva Palais briefing note on impact of Ebola outbreak on children in Democratic Republic of Congo
GENEVA, 16 July 2019 – I returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Sunday ... and the response needs to also factor in their very specific psychological and social needs. Children ...
News Democratic Republic Congo Social: Ebola in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Today, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ministry of Health reported the first Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case in the city of some 1 million people, the capital of North Kivu, Goma. ...
News Democratic Republic Congo Social: The struggle to contain the world's second-largest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second largest in history and it shows no sign of being contained any time soon. The virus has infected more than 2,000 and killed ...
News Democratic Republic Congo Social: Zaire was renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo after Mobutu’s ouster on this day in 1997
On this day in 1997, the Republic of Zaire was renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after Ex-President and dictator Mobutu Sese Seko was ousted from power by Laurent-Désiré Kabila in ...
News Democratic Republic Congo Social: ‘Terrifying’ Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Is Now ‘Out of Control’
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is out of control, according to terrified experts who say it could become as serious as an outbreak that devastated west Africa between 2013 and ...
News Democratic Republic Congo Social: Ebola: EU provides further €5 million in humanitarian aid in Democratic Republic of Congo
The EU is stepping up humanitarian support with an additional €5 million as the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to ... support of the response, and social protection and nutritional ...
