The number of suspected Ebola cases in eastern DRC has risen to 73 as ongoing conflicts in the region stymie containment efforts
Emmanuel Shadary is President Joseph Kabila’s preferred presidential candidate meaning that Kabila could remain in power if not in office
Health officials say they will begin administering an experimental vaccine following an Ebola outbreak last week
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Lessons learnt in the 2013-2015 epidemic in West Africa helped limit the highly contagious disease
The spread of the outbreak to Mbandaka roused the concern of the health ministry and other public health organisations
Jean-Pierre Bemba is a man with a past. Once accused of crimes against humanity, he is now making a play for the DRC’s presidency
The mining company was reportedly subpoenaed by the US department
The Swiss-based corporation said it was being probed by the US in a corruption investigation linked to its business in Nigeria, Venezuela and the DRC
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The latest outbreak is in a city and next to the Congo River, factors that increase the risk of it spreading rapidly
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has a clear "potential to expand", WHO warned on Wednesday
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is optimistic the health organisation — along with its partners — will be able to beat the virus
Ballooning national debt threatens to precipitate another sub-Saharan debt crisis
President Joseph Kabila’s opponents want Cyril Ramaphosa and SADC to take a much stronger line
Joseph Kabila was supposed to step down as president of the DRC at the end of 2016. He refused. But there is hope of ending the stalemate
Announcement comes as SA increases pressure on President Kabila to stick to the new election timetable
Across the continent, musicians are not only a symbolic soundtrack for struggles – they are marching on the frontlines and leading social movements.
Somaliland is not just any other country. Technically, it’s a not a country at all.
Amidst political instability and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, voter registration and preparation for elections are being welcomed
The Congolese President’s strategy of delaying elections through technical delays is working perfectly.
"Not only do the two presidents like each other, but there is also a business connection between their two families."
‘Scientists do not yet know exactly where the Ebola virus hides between outbreaks but nearly all experts agree that another outbreak is inevitable.’
Defending champions the Ivory Coast and Morocco on Monday became just the latest strongly fancied teams to fail to deliver in Gabon.
South Africa seems to have adopted an incredibly narrow understanding of how countries help each other.
Radio in both the DRC and Mozambique is helping people to deal with queer issues that are rarely ever discussed
Discussing development cooperation between the DRC and South Africa is necessary, as it is indicative of a different type of development assistance.
Interethnic tensions in the region surge in the wake of massacres that have killed hundreds of civilians
The Democratic Republic of Congo is escalating towards a crisis that could match the violence of its neighbour.
Bemba’s MLC troops helped put down an attempted coup in neighbouring CAR, in months-long campaign of horrific abuses against civilian population.
An ongoing rape scandal is casting a dark cloud over an occasion usually reserved for paying tribute to the ‘Blue Helmets’.