By AP As Ebola continues to devastate eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, health workers are warning of a less visible crisis: the psychological toll on patients, survivors and families left behind. At a mental health treatment centre in Bunia, one…
Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has been named the leader of a new rebel coalition seeking to oust the government. The Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) said it aimed to coordinate “resistance forces” to end “tyranny” in…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 8,000, according to government data released on Monday and reported by Reuters. The country’s public health institute also said 3,901 people…
By Reuters The Democratic Republic of the Congo followed up their World Cup exploits with a 2-0 home win over Equatorial Guinea on the opening day of the group qualifiers for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations. Captain Chancel Mbemba…
By Rédaction Africanews A United Nations team travelled to Kimoka, in North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday. The area is controlled by M23 rebels. The visit focused on the situation of people returning to conflict-affected communities,…
By Rédaction Africanews Days after a deadly school fire on 11 September in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, families gathered at a morgue ahead of a funeral service. According to UNICEF, at least 26 children died in the…
By BBC Africa The rapid spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has created a “deeply alarming” situation, the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned. Speaking two weeks on from the outbreak being declared by the…
Ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is hampering the Ebola outbreak response, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Ituri province in the east of the country was at the…
The Democratic Republic of Congo have asked Fifa to refund the cost of 2026 World Cup tickets bought by fans who are now unable to enter the United States because of Ebola-related travel restrictions. The Leopards are returning to football’s…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern. The agency said the outbreak in DR Congo’s eastern Ituri province, which has seen around 246 suspected…
