WHO says Ebola situation in Congo not an ‘international emergency’
In October, the organisation's experts had also said the Ebola situation was "very worrying", but… Read More
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Ebola toll tops 700 in DR Congo
Some 100 people have died in the Ebola epidemic in DR Congo over the past… Read More
6 years ago
Congo registers record 15 new Ebola cases in one day
Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday recorded 15 new confirmed cases of Ebola, the biggest… Read More
6 years ago
Congo child soldiers surrender arms and amulets
Dressed in a filthy skirt and tattered vest, her feed bare, Mado lays down her… Read More
6 years ago
Attackers torch Ebola treatment center in Congo, patients evacuated
Attackers set fire to an Ebola treatment center run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in… Read More
6 years ago
Ebola death toll in DR Congo crosses 500: health ministry
The Spanish wing of the aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported on Twitter Saturday… Read More
7 years ago
Congo records one-day record for confirmed Ebola cases
The ministry also announced six new deaths of confirmed cases as well as the recovery… Read More
7 years ago
Death toll in Congo’s Ebola outbreak crosses 400 mark
Health authorities also confirmed 237 cases of "persons cured", with a further "200 suspect cases… Read More
7 years ago
Congo election raises Ebola epidemic anxiety
Global health teams battling the world’s second largest Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo… Read More
7 years ago
Congo election results delayed past Sunday deadline
KINSHASA: Preliminary results from Democratic Republic of Congo’s tumultuous presidential election will be delayed past… Read More
7 years ago
Congo cuts internet for second day
KINSHASA: Democratic Republic of Congo’s government cut internet connections and SMS services across the country… Read More
7 years ago
Patients flee after Ebola holding centre attacked in DRC
BENI: Patients being monitored as possible Ebola patients fled a camp in eastern DR Congo… Read More
7 years ago
Health workers being vaccinated against Ebola
GOMA: Uganda has vaccinated thousands of health workers against Ebola to counter the spread of… Read More
7 years ago
Congo approves clinical trials for Ebola treatments
KINSHASA: Congolese authorities have authorised clinical trials for four experimental Ebola treatments, which will allow… Read More
7 years ago
Ebola death toll in DR Congo rises to 55
BENI, DR CONGO: The Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has claimed 55 lives since… Read More
7 years ago
Rebels kill 15 peacekeepers in Congo in worst attack on UN in recent history
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo: Suspected Ugandan rebels killed at least 15 Tanzanian UN peacekeepers… Read More
8 years ago
Congo landslide death toll likely to rise over 200: Ituri vice governor
DAKAR: A landslide in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo likely killed more than 200 people,… Read More
8 years ago
UN approves $600 mn budget cut to peacekeeping
NEW YORK: The United Nations on Friday approved a nearly $600 million cut to its… Read More
8 years ago
World’s largest gorillas ‘one step from going extinct’
HONOLULU: The world's largest gorillas have been pushed to the brink of extinction by a surge… Read More
9 years ago
From horrors of war to Olympics, refugees ready for Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO: If bravery was an Olympic sport, the 10 athletes who make up… Read More
9 years ago