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DR Congo Records New Case Of Ebola Virus
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a new case of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in a city in its northwestern region, four months after the end of the country’s last outbreak. According to a report by the National Institute of Biomedical Research, a 31-year-old male in Mbandaka city tested positive for the deadly virus on Saturday.…
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Suspected ADF Rebels Kill Dozens In Northeast DR Congo
UN sources have revealed at least 30 people were killed in a weekend attack in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sources are suspecting the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group of carrying out the attack in the Ituri area on Saturday. Dieudonne Malangayi, acting chairman of the chiefdom of Walese Vonkutu, initially…
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Heavy Rains Displace Over 1,500 Families In DR Congo
Heavy rains causing floods have washed away over 1500 houses in the Goma region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Authorities in the area linked the recent eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in the area to have promoted the flooding given that vegetation was wiped out. “It was raining and we were in our houses preparing…
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DR Congo Announces End To Ebola Virus Outbreak
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced the fight against the Ebola virus has come to an end. The recent Ebola outbreak infected 12 people in the eastern province of North Kivu and killed six of them. According to the International Medical Charity Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF), the outbreak was…
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Militant Unrest Claim Over 200 Lives In DR Congo
The United Nations refugee agency has reported an “alarming increase” in attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) – a historically Ugandan group present in eastern DRC since 1995. The report showed that over 200 persons have been killed and 40,000 more displaced in ongoing attacks attributed to armed groups affiliated to ISIL (ISIS) since…