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Two years ago on New Year’s Eve, the Democratic Republic of Congo finally saw a breakthrough in the political impasse that pitted outgoing President Joseph Kabila against opposition leaders who demanded elections. Kabila, having reached the end of his constitutionally limited second term, agreed to a deal brokered through CENCO,…

The Congolese health minister confirmed an attack on an Ebola treatment center in Beni on Thursday, but assured the public that most of the patients who fled the center had tested negative for the virus during their first assessments. Dr. Oly Ilunga said 21 people categorized as suspected cases left…

Congolese opposition politicians are crying foul after a national electoral commission (CENI) decision announced Wednesday that will exclude three large cities and some 1.2 million voters from Sunday’s elections, on the grounds that the Ebola outbreak and community violence pose too much risk. CENI said that Beni, Butembo and Yumbi…

The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed 336 lives, with the number of cases reported Thursday by the country’s Ministry of Health rising to 560. The new total in what has become the second-largest Ebola outbreak in global history, after the 2014 West African outbreak, includes…

The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has reached another milestone, as the cases reported by the country’s Ministry of Health now stand at 500. The new total in what has become the second-largest Ebola outbreak in global history, after the 2014 West African outbreak, includes 452 confirmed cases…

Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo shows no signs of abating, as the second-largest outbreak in global history, behind the 2014 West African outbreak, claimed new victims. There are now 275 fatalities, the country’s Ministry of Health said in its Friday update. The total of cases stands at 477,…

The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is now the second-largest in global history, after the 2014 West African outbreak, according to the World Health Organization. There were 245 fatalities reported as of Thursday. “A sad toll, with too many families losing loved ones,” said Dr. Peter Salama, the…

The spread of the Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has now surpassed 400 confirmed or probable cases, the country’s Ministry of Health reported on Saturday. Another 56 cases are suspected and under investigation. That means dozens of new cases in the last two weeks, with spikes seen…

For months, health officials have issued a steady stream of warnings over the security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where workers are racing the clock to contain an Ebola virus outbreak and treat its victims. Another disruption at the weekend is underscoring fears that the situation could become…

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States said Monday that he shares with international health experts a concern that the Ebola virus outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo may not be readily controlled. “I do think this is one of the…

The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution Tuesday demanding that all armed groups in the eastern regions of Democratic Republic of Congo stop interfering with the response to a deadly and growing Ebola outbreak. “Humanitarian actors are operating under enormous difficulties to save lives,” said Taye Atske Selassie of…

New fighting that broke out Wednesday night in the North Kivu province of Democratic Republic of Congo has sent civilians fleeing again in a region where authorities are struggling to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak. This time the clashes between suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and Democratic Republic of Congo…