When Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took over the city in 2025, leaving hundreds dead in fighting, Goma's cultural scene took a hit. Festivals slowly returned, but now an Ebola outbreak has forced another s

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ambulances parked at Bunia General Referral Hospital following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo ...

In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, violence against women has become an increasingly common problem. Figures from the first quarter of 2026 expose a major gender-based violence (GBV) crisis.

WHO declares public health emergency American missionary tests positive Cases confirmed in Uganda, rapid spread seen in DRC Bundibugyo virus strain complicates response No approved vaccine or therapeutics available BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO - Doctors from various countries in East Africa train in safe practices at an Ebola treatment center as part of the tEACH project, which is being carried out jointly by ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is experiencing a new outbreak of the Ebola virus, which causes a deadly hemorrhagic fever. More than 100 deaths have already been reported, mainly in Ituri Province in the northeast of the country. The World Health Organization has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

Footage filmed by a witness shows the moment an overcrowded boat capsized on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 78 people.

US Imposes Sanctions on Commanders Over Fighting in Eastern Congo WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) - The United States on ⁠Tuesday ⁠imposed sanctions on commanders ⁠of armed groups it accused of driving the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of ...