The Latest Breaking News from Congo

Explained: What is Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever?

A woman in England has been diagnosed with the virus but officials say the risk to the public is very low

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2022

Woman in UK diagnosed with new Ebola-like disease with 40% mortality rate

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an illness typically spread through ticks and livestock animals in countries where the disease is endemic.

Daily Record · Mar 25, 2022

Woman in UK diagnosed with potentially fatal Ebola-like disease Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever has 10-40 per cent fatality rate, according to World Health Organisation

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

Nests vs jobs: will a new port spell doom for DRC’s olive ridley turtles?

Despite recent success in increasing numbers, Congo’s rising sea levels, coastal erosion and now the country’s first deep sea port pose new threats

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2022

US sanctions Uganda gold dealer, citing illicit Congo origin

A Belgian businessman sanctioned by the U.S. over allegations of illicit gold trade in Congo said Friday the action undermines efforts to improve transparency in a region seeing rising official exports of the mineral

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022

Rebel attacks in eastern Congo kill more than 60

Suspected Islamist militants have killed more than 60 people over five days of attacks on villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local residents said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Mar 15, 2022

Bismack Biyombo is donating his entire salary to build hospital in native Democratic Republic of Congo

There aren't many better ways to give back.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 12, 2022

Ashley Judd recalls harrowing accident and says she almost bled to death

Ashley Judd suffered the traumatic accident while hiking through the forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year, and revealed she was close to death after shattering her leg

Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2022

Rwanda has reopened the border with Uganda but distrust could close it again

Rwanda has now fully reopened the Gatuna border with Uganda, ending a three-year impasse on the Northern Corridor, one of East Africa’s key transport arteries that funnels goods from the Indian Ocean seaport of Mombasa to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo. Rwanda abruptly closed the border in…

The Conversation · Mar 10, 2022

Congo militiamen kill 18 civilians in church compound

Militiamen have killed 18 civilians who had sought refuge in a church compound in eastern Congo, a witness and a local human rights groups said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Mar 9, 2022