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• Ebola outbreak in Congo has killed over 1,000 at a record rate: officials

  The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said 1,031 deaths have been confirmed from the fast-spreading and incurable Bundibugyo virus behind the outbreak.

  World

  Jul 22
  
• Congolese Montrealers have plans upended by Canada’s Ebola travel restrictions

  An international student from the Democratic Republic of Congo says she was blocked from returning to Montreal due to Ebola-related travel restrictions.

  Canada

  Jun 1
  
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• Gunmen attack Congo hospital treating Ebola patients over relatives’ bodies

  The gunfire attack was the third violent incident within four days at Congo health facilities amid the rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak.

  Trending

  May 25
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• Ebola outbreak kills 65 in eastern Congo, hundreds of cases suspected

  This outbreak comes five months after another deadly spread of the Ebola virus in the central African nation, which led to 43 deaths.

  World

  May 15
• Mystery illness kills dozens in Congo after children ate bat

  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.

  Health

  Feb 26, 2025
• What’s fuelling the surge of violence in Democratic Republic of Congo?

  The latest fighting is part of a major escalation of a conflict over power, identity and resources dating back to the 1990s Rwandan genocide.

  World

  Feb 14, 2025
• Congolese army tries to repel Rwanda-backed rebels in fighting that has killed some 700 people

  The central African nation’s military has been weakened after it lost hundreds of troops and foreign mercenaries surrendered to the rebels after the fall of Goma.

  World

  Feb 1, 2025
• What is Congo’s mystery flu-like illness? WHO sends experts amid outbreak

  The WHO experts are on their way to Panzi, in the southwestern Kwango province, where they'll deliver essential medicines and diagnostic kits to help analyse the cause.

  Health

  Dec 6, 2024
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• Mystery flu-like outbreak in Congo kills dozens, investigation underway

  A flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people over two weeks is being investigated in southwestern Congo, local authorities said.

  Health

  Dec 4, 2024
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• Mpox cases in Congo’s epicentre may be ‘plateauing’: WHO

  WHO acknowledged that testing for mpox is still not widespread, making it difficult to understand how exactly the virus is spreading.

  Health

  Nov 11, 2024