DR Congo

Doubters quarantine: DRC civil society campaign combats virus denials

Civil society organizations in the Democratic Republic of Congo are taking to the front line of coronavirus sensitization efforts as…

June 1, 2020

DR Congo: Deadly landslide infuriates residents near Goma

At least one child died and two others missing in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo…

May 10, 2020

DRC:4 militiamen killed at Kahuzi Biega National Park

Four militiamen were killed and four wounded in the Kahuzi Biega National Park (PNKB) in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…

April 30, 2020

Escapee delays countdown to Ebola epidemic in the DRC

The latest Ebola patient was discharged from hospital on Sunday in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where authorities are…

April 27, 2020

DR Congo: 12 Rangers Among 17 Killed in Attack in Virunga Park

At least 17 people, including 12 rangers were killed Friday in an attack in Virunga National Park, a UNESCO World…

April 25, 2020

New Ebola case in DR Congo sets back awaited end to outbreak

A new case of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in eastern Congo, just three days before the country expected…

April 11, 2020

DR Congo closes off Gombe, Kinshasa’s ‘coronavirus epicenter

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital on Monday Kinshasa closed off its upmarket business district known as ‘Gombe’ for two…

April 8, 2020

Central Kinshasa set to be quarantined for 14 days

Scenes of traffic jams are expected to become rarer in downtown Kinshasa from Monday April 6. The capital of the…

April 4, 2020

Ex-DRC health minister jailed for stealing Ebola funds

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s former Health Minister and his financial advisor have been jailed five years with hard labour…

March 24, 2020

DRC’s Virunga National park shuts to public due to COVID-19

Animal lovers will have to wait a little while to see gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Virunga…

March 23, 2020

DR Congo ready to fight for COVID-19 – Ndungi

The Democratic Republic of Congo, which has already been facing an Ebola epidemic for more than a year, is preparing…

March 3, 2020

Protesters demanding better services from Airtel arrested in DRC

Some 36 activists of the citizen group Lutte pour le changement (Lucha) were arrested in Goma, in the eastern Democratic…

September 22, 2019

DRC: Cobalt Production Halted

The consequences to ending Cobalt production in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the world’s…

August 31, 2019

BREAKING: WHO Declares Congo’s Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo now constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, the…

July 17, 2019

Ebola in DR Congo: Case Confirmed in Goma

The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed the first case of Ebola in the eastern city of Goma, a major…

July 15, 2019

DR Congo’s Bosco Ntaganda convicted of war crimes by ICC

A former Congolese rebel leader has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Fighters loyal to Bosco…

July 8, 2019

DR Congo copper and cobalt miners killed in Kolwezi

At least 36 people have been killed after a copper and cobalt mine collapsed in Lualaba province in south-east DR…

June 28, 2019

Ebola Cases in DR Congo Break 2,000 Mark

DR Congo's health ministry said late Monday that it had recorded more than 2,000 cases of Ebola, two-thirds of which…

June 4, 2019

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