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Congo’s former health minister arrested for ’embezzling Ebola funds’

Former DR Congo health minister Oly Ilunga has been arrested over allegations he embezzled public… Read More

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Ebola death toll in east Congo outbreak climbs above 2,000

Only the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa has been deadlier than the current outbreak.… Read More

Congo unveils new government after months-long delay

Tshisekedi, 56, has vowed to enact sweeping reform and root out corruption but has been… Read More

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First two Ebola cases confirmed in Congo’s South Kivu

A woman and her child were the first two cases confirmed with Ebola in Congo’s… Read More

Congo’s bread basket struggles to recover from conflict

More than two years after a brutal civil conflict in Pool, the second in 20… Read More

GSK ends development of Ebola vaccine

While Ebola is a deadly and contagious disease, it is also still relatively rare, making… Read More

Rwanda shuts Congo border after Ebola cases

President Felix Tshisekedi's office condemned a "unilateral decision by the Rwandan authorities" that affected citizens… Read More

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Congo makes new push to fight year-old Ebola epidemic

So far, 1,790 people have died of the dreaded haemorrhagic virus since the first cases… Read More

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Deployment of second Ebola vaccine would not be quick fix, experts warn

Congolese have the right to have the gold standard, the best vaccine Read More

WHO sounds Ebola alarm as risks intensify

A vast campaign of vigilance and vaccination, with almost 75 million screenings, has kept the… Read More

First Ebola patient in Congo’s Goma dies

Three Ebola cases which originated in Congo were confirmed in neighbouring Uganda a month ago, Read More

Britain tells Canada and France to pull their weight on Ebola

Stewart, who visited the Ebola zone earlier this month, told a U.N. meeting that Britain… Read More

UN official blasts violence against Ebola teams in DR Congo

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said additional resources were required to deal with the outbreak… Read More

WHO says Ebola situation in Congo not an ‘international emergency’

In October, the organisation's experts had also said the Ebola situation was "very worrying", but… Read More

Ebola toll tops 700 in DR Congo

Some 100 people have died in the Ebola epidemic in DR Congo over the past… Read More

Congo registers record 15 new Ebola cases in one day

Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday recorded 15 new confirmed cases of Ebola, the biggest… Read More

Congo child soldiers surrender arms and amulets

Dressed in a filthy skirt and tattered vest, her feed bare, Mado lays down her… Read More

Attackers torch Ebola treatment center in Congo, patients evacuated

Attackers set fire to an Ebola treatment center run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in… Read More

Ebola death toll in DR Congo crosses 500: health ministry

The Spanish wing of the aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported on Twitter Saturday… Read More

Congo records one-day record for confirmed Ebola cases

The ministry also announced six new deaths of confirmed cases as well as the recovery… Read More