News Democratic Republic Congo Traffic: Rwanda’s border with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains open
The Ministry of Health confirms that Rwanda’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo is open, following traffic slow-down this morning as measures were put in place to reinforce screening ...
News Democratic Republic Congo Traffic: Rwanda reopens border with Ebola-hit Congo after traffic slowdowns
Rwanda's border with Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was fully open late on Thursday, a minister said, hours after Congolese traders had reported it shut following a third case of the disease in the Congolese border city of Goma. Rwandan health minister Diane Gashumba said there had been traffic slowdowns at the border, caused by increased health screening in response to confirmation of new infections in Goma, a transit hub of at least 1 million people.
News Democratic Republic Congo Traffic: Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of Congo
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, a rare and deadly disease, on Tuesday, the World Health Organization reported. The declaration...
News Democratic Republic Congo Traffic: Oxfam suspends Ebola work amid protests over Democratic Republic of Congo vote delays
Oxfam has said it is suspending its Ebola outbreak response work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) due to violent protests by people barred from voting in the presidential election. The ...
News Democratic Republic Congo Traffic: Aid workers killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Food for the Hungry announced that two of its aid workers were killed on Nov. 15 while in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The pair were returning to their work site in Tanganyika province -- in ...
