Congo
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Volcanic eruption in Congo, people fleeing in fear
May 23, 2021A dormant volcano around the town of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo has suddenly become active. The locals are fleeing the city for fear of death. The volcano’s previous eruptions have a record of... -
UN extends peacekeeping mission in Congo
Dec 20, 2020The UN Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of their peacekeeping mission in the Congo by one year. At the time, there was talk of a phased withdrawal of troops from the country. News from... -
Unrelenting violence continues to impact children in Ituri, eastern DRC
Oct 7, 2020UNICEF continues to be deeply concerned about thousands of children at risk amid unrelenting violence in Ituri, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Children continue to suffer grievously because of violence and chaos unleashed during... -
UNICEF condemns killing of five children in Congo
Jun 11, 2020UNICEF condemned the attack on 16 people, including five girls under the age of 15, in Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on June 3. “We condemn in the strongest possible terms... -
Children in the DRC at risk from killer measles, cholera epidemics
Apr 1, 2020The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s battered healthcare system needs urgent support as it struggles with measles and cholera epidemics that kill thousands of children, as well as the mounting threat from the coronavirus, COVID-19,... -
Health officials in eastern Congo documented the first relapse in the current Ebola epidemic
Dec 20, 2019Health officials in eastern Congo have documented the first relapse in the current Ebola epidemic, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has so far infected more than... -
22 people killed in DR Congo mining truck accident
Nov 1, 2019At least 22 people were killed and 10 wounded when a mining truck overturned in southeast DR Congo on Friday, police said. The truck owned by the Mining Mineral Resources (MMR) firm tipped over at Mutetenya... -
Schools reopened for children living in communities affected by the Ebola outbreak in DRC
Sep 4, 2019Schools have reopened for an estimated two million children living in communities affected by the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “Ebola has had a devastating and disruptive impact on families... -
Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads southwards into an area with high security risks
Jan 25, 2019Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread southwards into an area with high-security risks, the World Health Organization said. The outbreak, the country’s worst, has killed 439 of the 713 people believed to have caught... -
Ebola outbreak in Congo is now the second-biggest ever recorded
Nov 30, 2018The UN’s global health body says the Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the second-biggest ever recorded. A total of 426 cases of the virus have now been reported...