Police fire shots in air to disperse angry crowds at DR Congo Ebola treatment centre BBC Young men storm a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients to demand bodies of their relatives CNN Ebola patients flee in attacks on Congo health facilities, hobbling response Reuters Attacks from residents complicate the fight against a rare type of Ebola NPR A second … Read more
‘Ebola has tortured us’: Fear as DR Congo outbreak spreads BBC Ebola Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov) What is the Bundibugyo Virus Involved in the Ebola Outbreak? The New York Times Ebola deaths rise sharply as outbreak’s ‘scale and speed’ worry WHO chief NBC … Read more
At least 131 dead in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, official says BBC W.H.O. Chief Is ‘Deeply Concerned’ By Speed and Scale of Ebola Outbreak As Cases Rise The New York Times Ebola may be spreading faster than first thought, WHO doctor warns BBC Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the … Read more
Attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces have intensified in recent months in parts of Ituri and neighbouring North Kivu province. Published On 2 Apr 20262 Apr 2026 At least 43 people have been killed in an attack by a rebel group linked to ISIL (ISIS) in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the … Read more
Former Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe scores in extra time as DR Congo beat Jamaica 1-0 in qualifying playoff. Published On 31 Mar 202631 Mar 2026 DR Congo are the latest team to book their spot at the FIFA World Cup 2026 following their 1-0 win against Jamaica after extra time in their Intercontinental Playoff … Read more
Authorities suspect 28 cases of the deadly virus, with the latest recorded in the southern Kasai province. Published On 4 Sep 20254 Sep 2025 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is confronting a new Ebola outbreak after health officials confirmed a case in the southern Kasai province. The latest infection, identified in a 34-year-old … Read more
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have signed a deal to end their long-running conflict. Years of fighting between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda may be at an end – thanks to a peace deal signed in the United States. Rwanda has agreed to remove thousands of troops from eastern Congo … Read more
The death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this week has risen to 148 with more than 100 people still missing, officials said on Friday. About 500 passengers were on board the wooden boat when it capsized on Tuesday after catching fire on the Congo River in … Read more
A motorised wooden boat with about 400 passengers caught fire and capsized near the town of Mbandaka. A boat has capsized after catching fire in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), leaving at least 50 people dead and hundreds missing, a local official has said. The search for the missing was under way … Read more
Their death sentences over the botched 2024 coup effort have been commuted to life imprisonment. The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has downgraded the death sentences of three United States citizens convicted for taking part in a failed coup attempt last year, reducing their punishments to life imprisonment. Tshisekedi issued the … Read more