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Over a month since the Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, women and girls face a double threat: a higher risk of …

The head of the World Health Organization on Saturday visited eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola, where the virus …

The United States and Congo signed a $1.2 billion health partnership agreement on Thursday, according to a joint statement issued by both governments. The Department of State said it will …

Bintou Keita has stepped down as the United Nations Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), …

At least 20 people have died and several others remain missing after a boat capsized on Lake Maï-Ndombe in northwestern Congo, local residents reported. The vessel, which was headed to …

Security forces in the Republic of Congo are facing allegations of human rights abuses following a nationwide crackdown on criminal gangs of machete-wielding youths known locally as “bebe noir” or …

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is battling a fresh Ebola outbreak, with health authorities confirming 11 new infections in the Bulape Health Zone of Kasai Province. As of September …

The World Health Organization (WHO) has started rolling out Ebola vaccinations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following the country’s first outbreak of the virus in three years. …

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are struggling to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the country’s southern Kasai province, the first to hit the region in almost …

The United Nations human rights office has accused both Congo’s armed forces and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of committing widespread atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, including gang …