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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern”, posing risks to neighbouring countries. The WHO said the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency, but that countries sharing land borders with the DRC are at high risk for further spread. The UN health agency said in a statement that 80 suspected deaths, eight laboratory-confirmed cases and 246 suspected cases had been reported as of Saturday in the DRC’s Ituri province across at least three health zones, including Bunia, Rwampara and Mongbwalu. International spread documented, WHO says The DRC health ministry had said on Friday that 80 people had died in the new outbreak in the eastern province. The 17th outbreak in the country, where Ebola was first identified in 1976, could in fact be much larger, given the high positivity rate of the initial samples and increasing number of su...

Treisprezece cazuri de infectare cu varianta rară Bundibugyo a virusului Ebola au fost confirmate după izbucnirea unui nou focar în Republica Democrată Congo (RDC), a anunţat sâmbătă agenţia sanitară africană CDC, relatează DPA.

More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province where the mine is located, told Reuters on Friday. Rubaya produces around 15pc of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, a heat-resistant metal that is in high demand by makers of mobile phones, computers, aerospace components and gas turbines. The site, where locals dig manually for a few dollars per day, has been under the control of the AFC/M23 rebel group since 2024. The collapse occurred on Wednesday and the precise toll was still unclear as of Friday evening. “More than 200 people were victims of this landslide, including miners, children and market women. Some people were rescued just in time and have serious injuries,” Muyisa said, adding that about 20 injured people were being treated in health facilities. “We are in the rainy season. The ground is fragile. It was the ground ...

DR Congo city sees influx of people fleeing fighting

Congo en rebellengroep M23 hebben een conceptovereenkomst getekend voor een staakt-het-vuren in Oost-Congo. Tijdens een ceremonie in de Qatarese hoofdstad Doha tekenden afgevaardigden van beide partijen het vredesdocument.

Cel mai recent focar de Ebola din Republica Democratică Congo (RDC) a provocat până acum 31 de decese, a anunțat joi Organizația Mondială a Sănătății (OMS).

Door twee afzonderlijke bootongelukken in Congo zijn in totaal bijna tweehonderd mensen om het leven gekomen, melden de autoriteiten. Na het tweede incident, op donderdagavond, zijn nog steeds 146 mensen vermist.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is joining the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children as part of President Zelensky’s initiative Bring Kids Back UA.

Bij een aanval van een Oegandese rebellengroep op een katholieke kerk in het noordoosten van Congo zijn zondagochtend vroeg 43 mensen gedood. De laatste grote aanval van die groep was maanden geleden.

Another patient died of Congo fever on Thursday in Karachi, as the number of fatalities from the disease reached two this year in Sindh, a statement from the district health officer in Malir said. Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), commonly known as Congo Virus, causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks with a case fatality rate of 10-40 per cent, according to the World Health Organisation. There is no vaccine available for the disease. Per experts, the CCHF virus is primarily transmitted to people either by tick bites or through contact with infected animal blood or tissues during and immediately after slaughter. In April, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued an advisory urging the prevention of Congo fever ahead of Eidul Azha. A 25-year-old man, Zubair, a fisherman from Ibrahim Hyderi, passed away on Thursday morning, a day after the disease was confirmed, said a report by DHO Malir Dr Imdad Ali Chandio. The victim butchered animals continuously for two days on June 7-8 during Eid. On J...

Sindh reported its first death of the year from the Congo fever as a 42-year-old man in Karachi passed away after being diagnosed a day earlier, as per a statement from the provincial health ministry’s media coordinator on Wednesday. According to the WHO, the Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), commonly known as Congo Virus, causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks with a case fatality rate of 10-40 per cent. There is no vaccine available for the disease. According to experts, the CCHF virus is primarily transmitted to people either by tick bites or through contact with infected animal blood or tissues during and immediately after slaughter. In April, the National Institute of Health (NIH) issued an advisory urging prevention of Congo fever ahead of Eidul Azha. The 42-year-old man, a resident of District Malir, was admitted to Indus Hospital in Korangi, where he tested positive for CCHF on June 16, Media coordinator for the Sindh health ministry, Meeran Yousuf told Dawn.com. The patient passed away...

The presence of natural resources and the need for infrastructure development make the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) attractive to Ukrainian investors, and economic cooperation could become a ‘Klondike’ for both nations.

The Ambassador of Ukraine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Vasyl Hamianin, who personally initiated his appointment to that country, considers his main task to be countering the spread of Russian influence.

Ukrainian diplomats in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are working on organizing a meeting between Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

O aeronavă charter civilă, la bordul căreia se află cetăţenii români blocaţi în Republica Democratică Congo, a aterizat sâmbătă, 1 februarie, pe Aeroportul Otopeni.

A fost o săptămână grea pentru aproape 300 de mercenari români, recrutați pentru a lupta de partea armatei în Republica Democrată Congo. Predarea lor în urma unui asalt al rebelilor asupra orașului Goma din estul țării a spulberat și visele celor care s-au înrolat pentru a câștiga bani mulți.

Ministerul Afacerilor Externe a emis o atenţionare de călătorie în Republica Democratică Congo, în condiţiile în care în capitala Kinshasa violenţele au escaladat, protestatarii atacând şi incendiind ambasadele mai multor state.

Horaţiu Potra, pe care Călin Georgescu ba nu-l cunoaşte, ba îl cunoaşte, este acuzat, pe reţelele de socializare, că ar fi comis atrocităţi împotriva civililor în Africa. Postările unor jurnalişti străini, dar şi ale unui ONG din Congo au încins mediul online.

Peste 120 de persoane au fost ucise într-o tentativă de evadare în masă din cea mai mare închisoare din Republica Democrată Congo, cea mai recentă dintr-o serie de atacuri violente asupra închisorilor din țara central africană.

Militarii români care au murit în Congo, în timpul atacurilor rebelilor asupra trupelor guvernamentale, erau mercenari în gruparea condusă de fostul luptător în Legiunea Străină, Horaţiu Potra.