A Caritas-World Food Programme (WFP) health centre has been launched in Goma to shelter and monitor 87 people from high-risk areas placed under precautionary quarantine […]
Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
At least 16 dead after ADF attacks on grieving communities in eastern DRC
At least 16 people were killed, and five others were reported missing after a series of attacks attributed to the ADF struck several villages in […]
Show best image of DRC to the world! – National team prepares for World Cup under Ebola restrictions in Belgium
National football team of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) held training session in Liege on Tuesday, ahead of a friendly match against Denmark. The […]
Ghana to screen passengers from high-risk Ebola regions, others – Health Minister
By Francis Kobena Tandoh Ghana has initiated protocols to screen all passengers from high-risk Ebola regions, including the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, Health […]
WHO chief lands in Bunia to engage with community leaders on Ebola response
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in the eastern province of Ituri, one of the hardest-hit regions by Ebola, to engage with […]
‘More and more people will be declared recovered’ – DRC health minister confirms 225 active Ebola cases, with five patients moving toward recovery
Minister of public health, hygiene, and social welfare for the Democratic Republic of Congo Roger Kamba, during a press conference on Friday, confirmed 225 active […]
Border lockdown – Uganda shuts Kasindi-Lubiriha crossing with DRC as Ebola outbreak spreads
Ugandan authorities closed the Kasindi-Lubiriha border crossing with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), along with the adjoining cross-border market, amid an Ebola outbreak. Footage […]
Lockdown in Liege – DRC squad prepares for 2026 World Cup in Belgium ‘isolation bubble’ amid Ebola outbreak
Players from the Democratic Republic of Congo national football team were seen leaving their hotel in Liege as the Leopards continued their pre-World Cup training […]
WFP scales up emergency Ebola response in eastern DRC to contain risk of regional crisis
WFP is also scaling up emergency food and nutrition assistance for over 146,000 people in Ituri Province and communities affected by the Ebola outbreak The […]
UNICEF-donated supplies arrive in DRC as Ebola cases surge
Up to 16 tonnes of UNICEF-donated supplies arrived at Bunia National Airport in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, as the country battles a […]