DR Congo

Congo’s Ebola infections rise above 4,000 for first time in outbreak

Democratic Republic of Congo's ‌confirmed Ebola cases rose above 4,000 for the ⁠first time in its current outbreak, government data showed. The latest update from ‌Congo's ⁠public health institute put…

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WHO says 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths from Bundibugyo strain of Ebola

The ‌World Health Organization said on Friday that there were 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 223 suspected deaths that were being investigated. An…

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Rare Ebola strain spreads across Congo as global alarm grows

A rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is intensifying international concern as deaths rise, infections spread into new areas and health authorities scramble to contain a…

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DR Congo reports new Ebola outbreak with 15 dead

The Democratic Republic of Congo declared a new outbreak of the Ebola virus, three years after its last one, in the Kasai Province bordering Angola, east of the capital Kinshasa.…

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Congo has asked Chad for military support to help fight rebels

Democratic Republic of Congo has asked Chad for military support to help fight a spiralling insurgency by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in its eastern provinces, a Chadian official and a source…

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Romanian mercenaries evacuated from Congo

A group of Romanian citizens stranded in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo due to military conflict has been successfully evacuated from the country, but not…

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M23 rebels claim they have captured Goma

The UN Security Council on Sunday demanded that M23 rebels halt their ongoing offensive and advance towards Goma and that "external forces" in the region immediately withdraw. The Council "condemned the…

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Congo government says it’s ‘on alert’ over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens

Public health officials in Africa urged caution as Congo’s health minister said the government was on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people.…

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Unknown disease kills 143 in southwest Congo

An unknown disease killed 143 people in Democratic Republic of the Congo's southwestern province in November, local authorities told Reuters. Infected people had flu-like symptoms, including high fever and severe…

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Conflict uproots record 6.9 million people in Congo – IOM

Conflict and escalating violence have uprooted a record 6.9 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, mostly in the east of the country, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)…

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Death toll from east DR Congo floods more than doubles to over 400

May 8 (Reuters) - The death toll from floods that devastated two villages in east Democratic Republic of Congo last week has more than doubled to 401, the provincial governor…

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Congo sentences six to life in prison for Italian envoy’s death

By Sonia Rolley Envoy Luca Attanasio killed in 2021 Five men arrested, one at large East Congo riven by violence for decades KINSHASA (Reuters) - A Democratic Republic of Congo…

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Shun ethnic rivalry and corruption, Pope tells African youth

KINSHASA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Thursday urged young people in Democratic Republic of Congo to forge a new future without the ethnic rivalry, corruption and distrust that…

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Pope Francis urges mutual forgiveness to end Congo conflict

By Philip Pullella and Paul Lorgerie More than a million attend huge open-air Mass Pope calls for amnesty of the heart to end violence Asks Christians involved in conflicts to…

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‘Hands off Africa,’ Pope Francis tells rich world

By Philip Pullella and Paul Lorgerie Pope begins trip to DR Congo and South Sudan Francis to meet victims of war in Congo Trip postponed from July due to pope's…

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Pope’s Congo visit seeks to heal ‘still bleeding’ wounds, envoy says

KINSHASA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Pope Francis's visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo will remind the world not to ignore decades-long conflicts that have beset the mineral-rich nation and…

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Death toll rises to 14 in Congo church attack claimed by Islamic State

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The death toll from a church bombing in east Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday has risen to 14, an army…

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Financial crime watchdog FATF adds Congo to money laundering watch list

KINSHASA (Reuters) - The Financial Action Task Force plans to put Democratic Republic of Congo on a list of countries subject to increased monitoring, the country's Communications Minister Patrick Muyaya…

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Militants kill at least 40 villagers in east Congo attacks

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 40 civilians in a string of attacks on several villages in east Democratic Republic of Congo between Thursday and Monday, a local human rights…

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Congo health officials investigating possible Ebola case

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are investigating a suspected case of Ebola in the country's east, the World Health Organization said. A 46-year-old woman died on Monday…

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Congo group tells U.N. woman made to cook and eat human flesh

A Congolese woman was kidnapped twice by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo, repeatedly raped and forced to cook and eat human flesh, a Congolese rights group told the…

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Belgian king reiterates regrets for colonial past in Congo but no apology

Belgium's King Philippe reaffirmed his deepest regrets for the exploitation, racism and acts of violence during his country's colonisation of the Democratic Republic of Congo, but again stopped short of…

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Tension simmering between Rwanda and Congo

Rwanda will retaliate if it suffers further attacks from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, its foreign minister said, after accusing Congo of firing shells across the border earlier this month.…

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New Ebola case confirmed in northwestern Congo

KINSHASA, April 23 (Reuters) - A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the National Institute of Biomedical Research said on Saturday, four months…

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Congo to ban log exports to reduce pressure on its forests

Democratic Republic of Congo's environment minister said the country intends to ban all log exports and implement other measures to lessen threats to its carbon-absorbing tropical rainforest, a major bulwark…

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New Ebola case confirmed in eastern Congo

A case of Ebola has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the health minister said, five months after the end of the most recent outbreak there. It was…

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Suspected Islamists kill 22 with knives, machetes in eastern Congo

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 22 civilians with knives and machetes in an overnight raid on villages near the town of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a…

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Italian Ambassador’s death in Congo may not be what it seemed

At around 10:00 a.m. on Feb. 22, seven men, some armed, stepped onto a road in eastern Congo and forced two cars belonging to the United Nations World Food Programme…

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Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that infected 12 people in the eastern province of North Kivu and killed six of them.…

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UPDATED: Italian ambassador to Congo killed in attack on U.N. convoy

Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and two other people were killed on Monday in an attack on a United Nations convoy in eastern Congo, Italy’s foreign ministry…

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At least 60 killed after passenger barge crashes on Congo river

At least 60 people died when a passenger barge carrying more than 700 people became shipwrecked on the Congo river at night, Democratic Republic of Congo's humanitarian affairs minister said on Monday. Some 300 survivors had been found near the…

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D.R. of Congo confirms second Ebola case in resurgence of major outbreak

A second person has contracted Ebola and died this week in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, the World Health Organization and the health ministry said in a statement.…

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Brutal massacre by rebels in eastern Congo

At least 25 people were killed in an attack on New Year’s Eve by rebels in Congo’s eastern Beni territory, local officials said Friday. Farmers had gone to the fields…

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Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak, sees lessons for COVID fight

Democratic Republic of Congo announced the end of an almost six-month Ebola outbreak in the west of the country on Wednesday as health authorities looked to apply lessons from the…

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Islamic group frees 1,300 fighters from jail in DRC

Armed men freed more than 1,300 prisoners from a jail in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a coordinated attack on Tuesday, the town's mayor said, blaming an Islamist militant…

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Number of separated children rising fast as Ebola spreads in Congo

More than 32 children have lost or have been separated from one or both parents due to Ebola since a new outbreak was declared on 1 June in Equateur Province,…

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WHO warns new Ebola outbreak in Congo faces funding gap

The World Health Organization said it is facing a “serious funding gap” to battle the new outbreak of Ebola in remote corners of northern Congo amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.…

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WHO concerned about growing Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are concerned about the growing Ebola outbreak in the northwestern province of Equateur, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as they…

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New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest DR Congo, WHO supporting response

A new outbreak of the Ebola virus disease has been identified in Wangata health zone, Mbandaka, in Équateur province, according to the country's Government. The announcement comes as a long,…

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11-month baby is second Ebola death recorded in the DR Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded a second Ebola death in days following more than seven weeks without a new case, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The DRC had…

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New Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Just two days before the World Health Organization would have formally announced the end of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, and 52 days after the most recent case was…

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More than 6,000 dead in world’s worst measles outbreak in DR Congo

The number of people killed by a measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 6,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The WHO says the epidemic…

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