DR Congo
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…