Congo, Illness

DR Congo: Explosions at M23 rally kill at least 11
The blasts rocked a meeting of the M23 armed group in eastern DRC's second-largest city. Some 65 people were injured.
DR Congo: WHO Tracks Deadly Mysterious Illness
The most recent cluster occurred in the Basankusu health zone, where last week 141 additional people fell ill, with no deaths reported so far. Some 158 cases and 58 deaths were reported in the same zone earlier in February. In January, Bolamba health zone reported 12 cases including eight deaths.
What We Know So Far About the Mystery Illnesses Killing Dozens in Congo
Nearly half of those who died did so within hours after they felt sick, and health officials still do not know the cause or whether outbreaks in separate villages are related.
What we know about the illnesses that have sickened over 400 people and killed more than 50 in Congo
Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them within hours after they felt sick
Congo mystery disease "investigation deepens," WHO says
The World Health Organization is investigating "another cluster of illness" in northern Congo, as a deadly mystery disease spreads in the region.
Over 60 deaths linked to 'unknown disease' in Congo: WHO
In previous cases, the cases are linked to a known disease, but a lack of available testing leads to lack of certainty. For example, there was a separate report of an "unknown disease" in December of last year in Congo that was later attributed to illnesses from malaria and respiratory illnesses.
DR Congo: Mystery illness kills 53 people, WHO on alert
A deadly unknown illness has killed about 53 people in Northwestern DR Congo in just five weeks, with doctors warning that it is spreading quickly and has a high fatality rate. Watch this report for more details!
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Congo-Kinshasa: $2.5 Billion Plan to Deliver Aid to 11 Million People in DR Congo
Humanitarians are calling for $2.54 billion to support operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing attacks by M23 rebels in the east and a severe funding shortfall.
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DR Congo crisis: Death toll from Bukavu terror attack rises to 13, says M23
According to hospital sources, the death toll from “the terrorist attack” at a rebel rally in eastern DR Congo’s city of Bukavu, on Thursday, February 27, has risen to 13 dead and 72 injured, ...
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Dr Congo, WHO Investigate Mysterious Illness Cluster As Death Toll Reaches 60
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO), are investigating a new cluster of illnesses and community deaths in Equateur ...
Anxiety rises in DR Congo capital as M23 rebels advance in east
As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President ...
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Rebels call for ceasefire in DR Congo after hundreds are killed in a week of fighting
“in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Kinshasa regime,” referring to DR Congo’s government. The DRC and much of the international community have accused neighboring Rwanda of ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Kagame Press Secretary Slams International Hypocrisy in Dealing With DR Congo Conflict
The Press Secretary at Village Urugwiro, Stephanie Nyombayire, has slammed the hypocrisy by some global powers when it comes to responding to the ongoing conflict in the eastern DR Congo.
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Explosions reported after rally in eastern DR Congo's Bukavu city
KINSHASA -- Several explosions were reported on Thursday at Independence Square in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), shortly after a political rally in support of the rebel March ...
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Decades of DR Congo atrocities require special court: ICC prosecutor
International courts have failed to stop three decades of atrocities in conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, showing a special tribunal is needed, the International Criminal Court (ICC) ...