New transmission from animals likely caused Congo-Uganda Ebola outbreak, study says
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo concerns a previously unseen variant of the rare Bundibugyo species of ...
Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
DRC releases boat detained over fears of Ebola on board
Congolese authorities have released a boat detained last week over fears passengers might be carrying the Ebola virus. Speaking to ...
Congo bans copper and cobalt concentrates exports, official order says
The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned exports of copper concentrate and cobalt concentrate as it escalates efforts to force ...
Congo’s Ebola outbreak is second-largest on record, latest data shows
Democratic Republic of Congo's fast-spreading Ebola outbreak is now the world's second-largest on record, government data showed on Friday, as ...
Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak
Uganda's health minister declared the country Ebola-free on Tuesday following the East African nation's latest outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic disease that ...
Africa’s top health official asks US to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions on Uganda
The head of Africa's top public health agency said he had written to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...
UN sanctions armed groups’ leaders in eastern Congo
The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on leaders of armed groups operating in eastern Congo including Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 ...
Trafigura backs out of Angola transmission line project sources say
Trafigura has walked away from a proposed 2,000-megawatt transmission line that would have carried surplus hydropower from Angola to copper ...
US to block citizens in Congo from immediate travel home, citing Ebola
The Trump administration on Monday said it is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from traveling to ...
Rebels in Congo see Ebola as chance to show governing credentials
Congo's AFC/M23 rebels have used a small Ebola outbreak in territory they control to showcase their ability to govern, mounting ...
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