Democratic Republic of Congo

• Polls open in Republic of Congo for election as candidate contracts COVID-19

  The watchdog group NetBlocks reported an internet blackout that began in the Central African country around midnight on election day.

  World

  Mar 21
• Congo announces end to 11th deadly Ebola outbreak

  Democratic Republic of Congo announced the end of an almost six-month Ebola outbreak in the west of the country on Wednesday.

  Health

  Nov 18, 2020
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• Armed men storm Congo prison, freeing over 900 inmates in coordinated attack

  No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

  World

  Oct 20, 2020
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• Ebola has killed 2,000 people in ongoing Congo outbreak

  The death toll from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed over 2,000.

  Health

  Aug 30, 2019
• Second person dies of Ebola in major Congolese city

  A second person has died of Ebola in Goma, a city of two million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

  Health

  Jul 31, 2019
• WHO declares Ebola outbreak an international public health emergency

  The Ebola outbreak in Congo and neighbouring countries is a public health emergency of international concern, the WHO declared.

  Health

  Jul 17, 2019
• Ebola outbreak: Canada needs to ‘step up’ and offer more help, U.K. says

  The United States, Britain and Germany had all donated generously, but other members of the G7 group of countries needed to do more, said British minister Rory Stewart.

  World

  Jul 15, 2019
• Ebola outbreak: Reporter struggles to ‘keep a distance’ as virus kills his people

  Djaffar Al Katanty, a camera operator from the Democratic Republic of Congo, has only been able to watch as his hometown has become the epicentre of the world's second worst recorded outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. He describes the scene as watching people die "day after day."

  Health

  Jul 4, 2019
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• 2021 Francophonie Games likely heading to the Congo after N.B. pulled out of hosting duties

  The announcement comes after New Brunswick, the original host of the games, pulled the plug on the event amid the event's skyrocketing costs.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2019
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• Congo’s Ebola outbreak spreading with first case confirmed in Uganda

  Uganda has confirmed a case of Ebola brought over from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

  Health

  Jun 11, 2019