Tag Archives: DRC

KINSHASA | Xinhua |  Vaccination against the Ebola virus has begun in the Bulape health zone in the central Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where an outbreak was declared earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Sunday. The ongoing phase of vaccination targets frontline health workers …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | At least 107 people were killed and 146 others went missing after a boat capsized Thursday in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local media reported Friday. According to media reports citing official sources, the accident occurred on the Congo River about 122 …

  KINSHASA | Xinhua |  At least 80 people were killed overnight Monday to Tuesday in an attack blamed on Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local authorities confirmed to Xinhua on Tuesday. The attack targeted a funeral gathering in the village of …

Health officials at WHO and Africa CDC are frank that case numbers may rise in the  coming days as teams move from confirmation to containment Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On 4 Sept. 4, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared its 16th outbreak of Ebola virus disease since 1976, …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda said on Friday that it is on high alert following an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has so far claimed 15 lives. Henry Kyobe Bosa, incident commander at the Ministry of Health, told …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Ugandan military said on Thursday that it lost two soldiers and killed three Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants in clashes on Wednesday in the jungles of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In a statement issued in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, the …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday declared a new outbreak of Ebola in the central province of Kasai, the country’s 16th since 1976, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that infections might rise further. DRC Health Minister Roger Kamba …

GOMA, DR Congo | Xinhua | The March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to pursue the peace process under Qatari mediation, despite ongoing differences with the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At a press conference in Goma, the capital of North …

Why bloc is banking on Uganda to build a health security buffer for the East and Horn of Africa region Kampala, Uganda |  RONALD MUSOKE | On Aug.29, health officials and regional leaders from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) gathered in Kampala to mark a turning point in Africa’s fight …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Recent commitments made between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have paved the way for concrete steps in refugee repatriation, with hundreds of Rwandan refugees having already returned home, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Filippo Grandi, head …