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WHO announces end to 10th Ebola outbreak in DRC
More than 2,000 people were killed by the outbreak out of 3,470 cases.
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Up to 17 infected, 11 dead in new Ebola outbreak in Congo
The Ebola cases have been confirmed in seven health zones across Equateur, including two cases in Bolomba, 300 km northeast of Mbandaka, the World Health Organization said in an update.
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Ebola vaccinations underway in new DR Congo outbreak
Six people have died of the much-feared haemorrhagic virus since 1 June, when the first cases came to light in Mbandaka, capital of Equateur province.
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In DR Congo, denial becomes major obstacle for virus campaign
Indifference or disbelief towards COVID-19 runs deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital -- a response that strikes fear into watchdogs battling the disease.
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DR Congo reports fresh Ebola outbreak
The appearance of the deadly disease on the other side of the vast central African country comes as an added blow as it attempts to also battle the coronavirus pandemic.
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DR Congo attacks kill 43: officials
The deadliest clash occurred on Friday when "attackers armed with guns and knives killed 21 civilians in Mahagi," said Gilbert Tsale, a senior regional official in the eastern Ituri province.
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12 rangers killed in attack in DR Congo's Virunga park
Another six people were wounded, the spokesman told AFP, adding that four other civilians passing through the area were also targeted.
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DR Congo hopes to declare end to Ebola outbreak in April
While the world's attention has been focused on the coronavirus, the last patient under treatment for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged on Tuesday.
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Away from coronavirus, DR Congo battles deadly measles outbreak
Last year, more than 18 million children under the age of five were vaccinated for measles across DR Congo and around 310,000 suspected cases were reported.
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Death toll in eastern DR Congo massacre rises to 36: local official
Officials had earlier reported 15 people had been killed in a provisional death toll.
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DR Congo army says ADF rebels killed 30 soldiers
They suffered the losses during the latest offensive Thursday against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), in North Kivu province, Major Mak Hazukai told journalists Saturday.
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17 prisoners starve to death in Kinshasa
Prisoners' families and NGOs said that the government was not supplying food or medicine to the jail and around 100 more inmates were gravely ill.
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SA military plane crash lands in Congo, no sign of major damage
Videos on social media showed smoke rising from the airplane but two sources at the airport, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there did not appear to be major damage to the plane.
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18 killed in new militia attack in eastern DR Congo
It's understood that 18 people have been hacked to death in eastern DR Congo's troubled region of Beni.
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MSF pulls staff from DR Congo's east after incident
The NGO becomes the latest aid agency to withdraw its staff from the Biakato region after an unclaimed attack last week saw three Ebola workers killed at an accommodation camp in Biakato Mines in Ituri province.
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Floods kill at least 39 in Congolese capital Kinshasa
The vice governor of Kinshasa province, Néron Mbungu, said rescue workers were continuing to hunt for bodies.
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WHO, Unicef evacuate 76 staff from Ebola teams in Congo due to insecurity
Rebels believed to belong to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed eight people in an overnight raid on Sunday.
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WHO: Insecurity threatens chance to end DRC Ebola outbreak
The affected eastern DRC provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, suffer from chronic insecurity, with various militia groups operating in the region.
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IMF agrees lending programme with DR Congo
The IMF suspended its last aid to Congo after the government failed to provide sufficient details on the sale of state mining assets to an offshore company.
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Second Ebola vaccine introduced in DR Congo
The new J&J vaccine had initially been rejected by DRC's former health minister Oly Ilunga, who cited the risks of introducing a new product in communities where mistrust of Ebola responders is already high.
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DR Congo warlord faces life in prison over mass rape
Frederic Masudi Alimasi, known as Kokodikoko, and two other men 'committed crimes against humanity including rape, torture, murder, imprisonment and sexual slavery,' said military prosecutor Major Apollinaire Yoma Mukoko.
