The UN is rushing emergency personnel, funding and supplies into eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to counter ...

The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is “spreading rapidly” and now poses a ...

Patrice Lumumba's family have vowed to fight on despite the death of the man ordered to stand trial over his 1961 ...

The World Health Organization now says there are hundreds of suspected cases and 139 deaths in the burgeoning epidemic ...

Conflict and large-scale displacement in the eastern part of Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, are severely ...

Six tons of medical supplies to fight Ebola are set to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday but ...

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US and UK aid cuts hit response to Ebola – amplifying ‘dangerous’ threat of outbreak - ‘I’m not trying to start a scare I’m ...

DRC and Sudan led Africa’s internal displacement crisis in 2025, accounting for millions of new displacements.

Health supplies are seen as healthcare workers receive training on administering the Ebola vaccine in a study carried out ...

OFFICIALS today sounded the alarm over an early superspreader event believed to be behind the deadly Ebola outbreak that has ...