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Pandemic bonds face scrutiny after Ebola outbreak yet to trigger payout
Payouts are triggered once a virus outbreak crosses an international border and claims at least 20 lives in each of at least two countries.
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DR Congo Ebola death toll crosses 2,000 ahead of UN chief's visit
The latest casualty in Uganda was a nine-year-old girl from the Democratic Republic of Congo, reviving fears that the virus could cross the porous borders of the central African country, where it erupted in August last year.
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Ebola death toll in east Congo outbreak climbs above 2,000
The government team overseeing the response said the number of confirmed and probable cases had also hit a milestone of more than 3,000 in what has become the second-worst epidemic of the virus on record.
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Global measles cases three times higher than last year: WHO
Nearly three times as many cases were reported from January to July this year than in the same period in 2018, the WHO said.
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Congo intelligence service orders audit of interim government spending
Since taking office in January after a disputed election, President Felix Tshisekedi has promised to clean up the corruption he said proliferated under his predecessor Joseph Kabila.
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DR Congo announces new govt 7 months after president inaugurated
The Democratic Republic of Congo announced a coalition government Monday, seven months after the inauguration of new President Felix Tshisekedi.
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Congo has given over 200,000 people Merck Ebola vaccine
Figures released by the government’s Ebola committee showed that 204,044 people had been inoculated since 8 August.
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First confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo's South Kivu province
More than 1,900 people have died from Ebola in the DRC since 1 August 2018, when the haemorrhagic virus erupted in North Kivu province and spread to neighbouring Ituri province.
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Hope as Ebola treatment proves to be 90% effective
They produce antibodies that cling to the Ebola virus and destroy it.
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Seven dead in DR Congo lake boat capsize
Lake and river transport is widely used in the DRC as the highway system is poor, but accidents are common, often caused by overloading and the unsafe state of vessels.
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WHO says no new Ebola cases in Goma, vaccinates over 1,300
Goma, a lakeside city of nearly 2 million people on the Rwandan border, has been on high alert over the past week after a gold miner with a large family contaminated several people before dying himself.
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1,800 dead as malaria 'epidemic' rages in Burundi - UN
Of those cases, a total of 1,801 died from the mosquito-born disease in Burundi between 1 January and 21 July, OCHA said.
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Uganda starts Ebola vaccination trial
The vaccination was deemed unsuitable in neighbouring Congo because there was no way of ensuring patients would pitch up two months later for the second dose.
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Border friction in DR Congo on anniversary of Ebola outbreak
More than 1,800 lives have been lost in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since Ebola broke out on 1 August, 2018.
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The life cycle of the Ebola virus
A fact file on how the Ebola virus attacks.
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Rwanda shuts border with Ebola-hit DRC: Congolese presidency
In a statement, it said there had been a 'unilateral decision by the Rwandan authorities' that affected citizens from both countries who had to cross the border for their work.
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Third Ebola case detected in DR Congo's Goma: medical source
The latest diagnosis is just the latest sign that the outbreak is sharply widening, and came just hours after the announcement that the second patient had died overnight Tuesday.
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New Ebola case diagnosed in DR Congo's Goma: health official
Health officials said the latest case involves a man from a northeastern rural community, who arrived in Goma on 13 July and was later diagnosed.
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WHO hails new DRC aid in fight against Ebola
The World Bank announced Wednesday it would deploy a further $300 million in addition to $100 million already provided after Ebola erupted in August 2018.
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Deployment of second Ebola vaccine would not be quick fix, experts warn
The World Health Organization recommended the two-dose shot to complement a vaccine by US drugmaker Merck, which has proved highly protective but is in relatively short supply.
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World Bank readies $300m to cover half of new Ebola response
It said the funding would meet about half the needs of a new Ebola response plan that is due to be agreed by the Congolese government and an international consortium next week.
