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Over 2,000 people have come in contact with Ebola, field workers say
The death toll from the latest outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic disease has risen to 49 and the World Health Organisation says it expects more.
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No handshakes, no helmets in eastern Congo city preparing for Ebola
An outbreak suspected of killing 43 people is spreading across the lush farmlands of eastern Congo, where ethnic and military conflicts threaten to hobble containment efforts.
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Congo deploys experimental Ebola treatment as cases rise
Forty-two people are believed to have died from the haemorrhagic fever in Congo’s tenth Ebola outbreak since it was discovered in the 1970s.
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US commends Congo's Kabila for not seeking another term
The State Department says Joseph Kabila's decision not to run for a third term represents a significant step forward for Congolese democracy.
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Congo's Kabila will not stand in presidential election
The announcement by spokesman Lambert Mende at a news conference puts an end to years of speculation about whether Joseph Kabila would defy term limits to run for a third term.
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Congo ruling coalition's presidential candidate to be announced soon
Spokesman Lambert Mende’s statement followed a meeting between Kabila and coalition members at his farm outside the capital Kinshasa.
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Congo Ebola vaccine teams set up fridges, 43 cases suspected
Giving the latest figures on the epidemic, the ministry said of the 43 suspected cases, 16 were now confirmed.
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Ebola vaccinations in eastern Congo due to begin on Wednesday
More than 3,000 doses remain in stock in the capital Kinshasa, allowing authorities to quickly deploy it to the affected areas near the Ugandan border.
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Congo opposition leader Katumbi refused entry at border
Moise Katumbi, one of the main rivals of President Joseph Kabila, had planned to return home this week.
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Congo Ebola outbreak poses high regional risk, says WHO
Another 20 people died from unidentified haemorrhagic fevers in the area, mostly in the second half of July.
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Congo opposition leader Bemba to return next week for presidential bid
His homecoming after serving a decade in prison at The Hague could dramatically shake up Congolese politics ahead of December’s long-delayed election, which is meant to choose a successor to Joseph Kabila.
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Kabila says election on track but stays mum on own future
Joseph Kabila is barred by the constitution from seeking a third term in the election but has refused publicly to rule out a run.
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Glencore settles with Gertler over Congo royalties
Glencore’s former Israeli partner in copper and cobalt operations in Congo had triggered litigation and a legal tangle that investors worried might affect supplies of cobalt.
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Congo President Kabila will not seek third term: DRC PM
Tshibala’s comments follow signs in the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo that Kabila, who succeeded his assassinated father Laurent in 2001, is prepared to run for a third elected term.
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WHO head: Too early to declare victory in DRC Ebola outbreak
WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus tells journalists in Kinshasa there are encouraging signs the Ebola outbreak many be brought under control.
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Congo reports first confirmed Ebola case in over a week
Health officials have moved aggressively to contain the epidemic in a bid to head off a repeat of the 2013-16 outbreak in West Africa that killed more than 11,300 people.
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Congo's Virunga to stay shut until next year after ambush
Britons Robert Jesty and Bethan Davies and their Congolese driver were kidnapped three weeks ago by gunmen in the east of the park and released three days later.
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Congo ruling party shows all signs of seeking Kabila third term
The deadline for declaring candidates for Democratic Republic of Congo’s scheduled 23 December poll is just over two months away, and Kabila, 46, is officially not allowed to run again.
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Infection alert after dying Ebola patients taken to Congo prayer meeting
Democratic Republic of Congo is racing to contain an outbreak of the disease which spreads through contact with infected bodily fluids including vomit and sweat.
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Congo river boat accident kills 49 - official
A boat tipped over in a river in northern Democratic Republic of Congo, drowning 49 people on board.
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Congo health ministry confirms 11 new cases of Ebola
The WHO believes the virus has already infected 44 people and killed 15.
