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What do we know about the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda?
The World Health Organization on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda to be a public health emergency of international concern. The WHO said…
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…
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…
Uganda army to join Congo in offensive against Islamist rebels
The Ugandan and Congo armies are setting up an operations centre in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo for a joint…
Arsenal’s Aubameyang and Partey to miss Cup of Nations games due to COVID-19 restrictions
Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and midfielder Thomas Partey will both miss one game of their respective Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaigns…
Italy repatriates ambassador and bodyguard killed in Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - A military plane left eastern Congo for Italy on Tuesday loaded with the bodies of…
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,…
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 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,…