UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders called on Wednesday for support for human rights defenders ...

Authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas may have been contaminated, the World Health Organization said Friday.

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma, which was once a critical trade and humanitarian hub, say they are struggling on ...

The conflict currently plaguing eastern DR Congo began in the 1990s ... a Ugandan armed group founded in 1995), as well as "other armed groups", he noted. Khan added: "What we have to do is ...

KINSHASA — Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them within hours after they felt sick. The outbreaks in two ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. Within five weeks, an unknown illness has killed 53 people in northwestern Congo, which has been traced back to three children who ate a bat. The illness first ...

The outbreak began on 21 January and 419 cases have been recorded including 53 deaths. A mysterious illness has emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), sparking serious concerns ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - International sanctions against Rwanda will reduce the incentive for Kinshasa to engage in peace talks with M23 rebels who have made lightning advances in eastern Congo this ...

Health workers tour the treatment rooms at the Munigi mpox treatment center in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, in a separate disease outbreak last year (Picture: Getty) An outbreak of an ...

Ebola and Marburg have already been "ruled out," WHO said, after multiple samples were sent to the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Congo's capital, Kinshasa—although some tested ...

LONDON − More than 50 people have died in recent weeks in two clusters of illness cases with unknown cause being investigated in northwest Congo, the World Health Organization said.

An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say. The interval ...