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Eastern Congo residents scramble for food and safety as conflict intensifies
An intensifying conflict between Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) army and the Tutsi-led M23 rebels, allegedly backed by Rwanda, has disrupted food supplies to the eastern city of Goma, affecting…
Photo Story – Aftermath of Nyiragongo volcano eruption
Congolese communities walking across lava flows in Kibati, North of the city of Goma, in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption in…
Congo volcano leaves death and smoking wreckage, but major city spared
A volcanic eruption in eastern Congo left a smoking trail of destruction half a mile wide on Sunday that buried hundreds of…
Volcano erupts in eastern Congo, thousands flee Goma
Lava from a volcanic eruption reached the airport of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's main city of Goma on Saturday, as thousands…
Congo Republic’s Sassou re-elected with 88% of the vote
Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso has been re-elected with more than 88% of the vote, official results showed, extending his 36…
Armed group denies killing Italian ambassador in Congo
An armed group in eastern Congo, accused by the government of carrying out an ambush on a United Nations convoy in which…
WHO sounds regional warning over Ebola outbreaks in Congo, Guinea
GENEVA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - An outbreak of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea poses a regional risk that requires…
Congo’s Ebola outbreak slows but still global emergency
The World Health Organization said although signs are now “extremely positive” in Congo that the Ebola outbreak is winding down, the epidemic…
EU allocates €50 million to fight Ebola and malnutrition in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The European Commission announced €50 million to help the most vulnerable people affected by the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of…
UN Committee says Ebola in DR Congo still an international public health emergency
The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, experts…