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Ebola Outbreak in DRC Surpasses 4,000 Deaths as Health Workers Battle Unpaid Wages
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed more than 4,000 lives, with over 8,300 cases recorded since it was declared in eastern Congo on May 15. Health workers on the fro…
International Briefing: Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Response Faces Setback As Transit Centre Burns Down in DR Congo Camp
[UN News] The enormous challenge of halting the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just became even harder after a key transit centre for patients requiring treatment burned…
International Briefing: DRC: Death of local official highlights tensions around Ebola response
Karondwa was buried in his native Lubero, as calls grow for an investigation into his death and for greater trust between communities and health workers fighting the Ebola outbreak. Stakeholders asses…
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Ebola Emergency - Calls Grow for Urgent Humanitarian Access
[UN News] Aid teams trying to keep deadly Ebola disease from spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are increasingly concerned about ongoing fighting and violence that has forced thou…
DRC amputee football tournament offers hope and a path to recovery
In Uvira, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, football is also being used as a way to rebuild lives. From 23 to 25 September, amputee players from North Kivu, South Kivu and Tanganyik…
DRC: Vally Amisi’s Family Demands Answers [Africanews Today]
In the DRC, Vally Amisi’s family is demanding answers. In Ethiopia, fears of renewed conflict are growing among the population, while Niger takes back control of its uranium sector.
Ebola cases surpass 8,000 as DRC struggles to control outbreak
Fatalities near 4,000 across the DRC as health workers battle community anger and a vaccine-resistant strain.
At least 12 dead and dozens missing after a vessel capsizes in DRC
This incident comes only two days after at least 41 people died in another boat capsizing in DRC.
Women take up arms as sexual violence ravages eastern DRC
As war and sexual violence rage in eastern DRC, women are joining pro-government Wazalendo fighters to defend themselves