CAPTION – Congolese influencer Denise Mukendi Dusauchoy in file photo. By AgenciesKINSHASA – Congolese influencer Denise Mukendi Dusauchoy, an outspoken critic of President Félix Tshisekedi’s government, was transferred to Kinshasa overnight after being arrested in Tanzania, Congolese media reported on Tuesday.Dusauchoy was detained on Sunday, August 30, in Kabanga, western Tanzania, before being taken to Dar […]
CAPTION: This photo taken with a mobile phone shows members of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group on the move in Uvira, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Dec. 17, 2025. . (Photo by Alain Uaykani/Xinhua) KINSHASA | Xinhua | The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and […]
CAPTION: A local leader wearing protective gear raises awareness about the Ebola outbreak in Goma (AFP or licensors) By Severin MoussavouGOMA – According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the current outbreak of the Ebola virus is spreading more rapidly than any previous outbreak, with a provisional toll of 4,449 confirmed cases and 2,061 deaths.Amid the […]
CAPTION: Health workers give a training presentation about how to detect and prevent the spread of Ebola, outside South Sudan’s town of Yei on Tuesday February 26 2019. (File photo). By Agency YEI – South Sudan is strengthening Ebola surveillance along its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, where heavy cross-border movement and informal routes pose […]
CAPION: Samia Suluhu Hassan, right, and Félix Tshisekedi, left, during a meeting Zanzibar Tuesday August 18th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterZANZIBAR — Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo have called for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Congolese territory and pledged deeper defence and security cooperation as Presidents Samia Suluhu Hassan and Félix Tshisekedi […]
Community-based health workers in personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfect a wooden coffin carrying the body of a man who died of Ebola in Bunia, Congo, July 10, 2026. (Reuters Photo) An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the country’s deadliest, killing over 2,300 people in three months, officials said Monday.The United Nations says the […]
CAPTION: DRC Red Cross volunteers carry the body of an Ebola virus victim in Ituri Province, June 8, 2026 [File: AFP] By AgenciesBUTA / DR CONGO – The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a sixth province after a death was recorded in previously unaffected Bas-Uele, said the head of […]
CAPTION: Tabby Wilson, the Director General, World Health Organization address journalists recently. (File photo). By AgenciesGENIVA – The current outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that the […]
CAPTION: Hon. Osuru was concerned that border markets remain closed despite the Ebola free. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The Minister of Health has maintained restrictions on border markets despite Uganda being declared Ebola-free, citing the rising number of cases in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).The Minister of Health, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, said that […]
By Agencies NAIROBI — More than 2,000 people including a neurosurgeon have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since its outbreak was declared fewer than three months ago. At least 1,000 of the deaths have occurred in the last three weeks, according to official government data, as the virus continues […]