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Ebola: Uganda restricts travel as Nigerian case evacuated to Europe

The Ebola outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May, now the fastest-growing and most widespread on record, has caused nearly 10,000 confirmed cases across Africa.

Euronews · 7h ago

Tumaini Trial Launch: WHO begins Ebola vaccine study in DRC; aims to protect against Bundibugyo strain

In a historic move, the World Health Organization has launched its inaugural clinical trial for an Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This trial aims to assess the efficacy of the Ervebo vaccine against the Bundibugyo virus amid a severe outbreak that has resulted in over 9,700 cases…

The Times of India · Oct 24

Africa CDC chief warns ‘no country is safe’ as Ebola reaches Nigeria

The latest Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 4,700 people and is still spreading, with Nigeria recording its first case in more than a decade. The epidemic is not yet under control and tighter surveillance is needed, Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, told…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 22

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Kenya searches for missing Ugandan contact as Ebola cases rise

Kenyan authorities are searching for a Ugandan national who came into contact with the country's first Ebola patient in Nairobi, as the number of confirmed cases linked to the initial cluster rises to nine.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 22

Nigeria records first Ebola case as outbreak spreads across Africa

Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in Africa's latest outbreak, while Kenya reported its ninth infection, raising fears of further spread across the continent. Africa CDC chief Jean Kaseya warned of an “extremely serious threat” and urged the international community to send funding, medical supplies and health workers.

France 24 · Oct 20

Ebola: Kenya confirms eighth case as DRC outbreak reaches new province

Kenya has confirmed an eighth Ebola case, while the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to spread to new areas.

Euronews · Oct 19

Ebola vaccine trials 'reason for hope' in DR Congo and beyond

Five months into the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, there is still no approved vaccine against the rare Bundibugyo strain that has now caused more than 4,000 deaths. But candidates currently undergoing trials give reason to hope, according to Emanuele Capobianco of Gavi, the global vaccine alliance.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 18

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Ebola outbreak spreading to Kenya exposes failures that put battle to contain virus at risk, experts warn

‘The whole process of listing contacts needs to improve’, says one aid worker – adding that mapping the movements of people with an infection ‘requires a lot of resources, and it isn’t being done today’

The Independent UK · Oct 17

Inside Bunia’s fight to protect families from DRC’s deadliest Ebola outbreak

Efforts to contain Ebola are starting to pay off in Bunia, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province and epicentre of the deadliest outbreak of the disease in the country's history. More than 4,000 people have died in five months, but the response is beginning to show…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 15

Kenya records second Ebola case as outbreak in Congo keeps growing

Kenya has confirmed its second Ebola case, a close relative of the country’s first victim, as the outbreak in Congo continues to grow.

Euronews · Oct 15

Belgian police raid Tshisekedi family properties in DRC mining investigation

Police have searched several properties in Belgium belonging to family members of Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi, as part of an investigation into suspected personal enrichment from the country’s mining sector.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 15

AI in healthcare: from fighting epidemics to family doctors

A situation report in an hour instead of a day: in Africa's fight against Ebola, AI shows how it can bolster healthcare, in Germany too. But experts warn of opaque systems and unresolved risks.

Euronews · Oct 15

In 2010, Ben Affleck co-founded Eastern Congo Initiative; by 2024, programmes it supported were delivering over 100 million litres of clean water

In 2010, Ben Affleck established the Eastern Congo Initiative to foster development in the Democratic Republic of Congo. By 2024, this organization has provided over 100 million litres of clean water across various regions and facilitated access to essential health services for more than 400,000 individuals. The initiative’s social enterprise,…

The Times of India · Oct 13

Ex-DRC president Kabila to lead new 'politico-military' alliance with M23 rebels

Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila has joined forces with the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group to lead a new political and military alliance, marking his most direct intervention yet in the conflict that has gripped the country’s east.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 13

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Radio France Internationale · Oct 10

A race against time to prevent an outbreak follows Kenya's first Ebola death

Kenya's first imported case of Ebola – in which the patient travelled from Democratic Republic of Congo via Uganda – has exposed failings in border screening processes. Now Kenyan health officials are racing against the clock to prevent one infection from becoming an outbreak.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 23

Belgium and Rwanda restore diplomatic ties after 18-month rupture

Belgium and Rwanda have restored diplomatic relations, 18 months after Kigali severed ties with Brussels over opposing positions on the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 16

Ebola outbreak slows in parts of DR Congo but crisis remains severe

Ebola infections are slowing in parts of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo four months into the outbreak, but cases are climbing fast in North Kivu and the World Health Organization (WHO) says it is too early to declare that the epidemic has peaked.

France 24 · Sep 15

Russian war, African recruits

In this edition: thousands of Africans have found themselves in Ukraine fighting or working on behalf of the Kremlin. We speak to a journalist who just got back from Ukraine. Also, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the C64 opposition coalition held a demonstration in the capital Kinshasa. And finally,…

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The Times of India · Sep 15

‘It remains a deadly and massive epidemic’: UN warns Ebola may not have peaked in DR Congo

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo shows early signs of slowing. Daily infections have decreased from approximately 120 to about 80 cases. However, transmission continues to rise in some areas, officials caution. Mobile data tracks population movements to predict future virus spread. Kisangani has emerged as a…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 13

As catches dwindle, Congo River fishermen turn to plastic waste

On the Congo River, plastic is becoming the catch of the day. Some fishermen around Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, can now make more money pulling plastic from the water than catching fish, as declining catches and growing waste pollution threaten an artisanal way of life.

France 24 · Sep 11

Children die in a school fire in Bukavu

In tonight's programme we begin in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where children have died after a school fire broke out in the M23 rebel occupied city of Bukavu. Also, Senegal looks to the skies as it seeks to develop its home-grown satellite industry. And finally, we…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 11

Children killed in stampede as fire sweeps through schools in eastern DRC

At least 27 schoolchildren were killed in a stampede as they tried to escape a fire that swept through two schools in the rebel-held city of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, local authorities said.

The Conversation · Sep 10

DRC’s cobalt exports contain unreported uranium – our study estimates the global nuclear risk

The southern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is known as the Copperbelt because of its rich deposits of copper and other minerals.

The Conversation · Sep 8

DRC’s Ebola outbreak has the potential to become a global pandemic. How to make sure it doesn’t

Given its speed, scale and scope, the Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease that broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo in mid-2026 could become a global epidemic.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 4

DRC eyes Jerusalem embassy as Tshisekedi seeks Israel's support

The Democratic Republic of Congo plans to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem following talks between President Félix Tshisekedi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a rare diplomatic step that could also strengthen Kinshasa's ties with Washington and its access to military support.

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