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The pandemic is moderate now but could spiral out of control in Africa

A joint effort will be required to overcome the potential spread of the pandemic on the African continent.

Militia 'sect' wreaks havoc in remote DR Congo region

Since the start of the month, around 50 people have been killed in the eastern province of Ituri, according to local sources as violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo intensifies.

Clashes in DRC kill four soldiers, 13 rebels - army

Spokesman for Democratic Republic of the Congo's army said soldiers and rebels clashed in the Beni province of North Kivu bordering Uganda in the east on Friday.

At least 14 dead in DRC road crash

Citing witness accounts, Kinshasa public security chief Miguel Bagaya said the lorry smashed into a taxi bus and other vehicles as well as pedestrians after its brakes failed.

At least seven dead in Congo Fever outbreak in Mali

The disease often infects people after they come into contact with the blood of infected animals and was spotted for the first time in the village of Samoa in late January for the first time.

Dozens killed in east DRC attacks - govt

At least 62 civilians killed in a series of attacks by ADF militants this week in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say, while an NGO says seven people were killed by Mai-Mai militia in volatile Beni region.

Nearly 700,000 displaced by east Democratic Republic of Congo violence

Doctors Without Borders said more than 687,500 displaced people were now living in camps or with host families where MSF treated at least 11,220 children suffering from malnutrition, 2,310 victims of sexual violence and 1,980 wounded.

Tesla, Apple among firms accused of aiding child labour in DRC

The complaint filed on behalf of 14 families from Democratic Republic of Congo against Tesla, Apple, Alphabet Inc, Microsoft and Dell Technologies says the companies allowed forced labour that led to the death and injury of their children.

Rebel attacks kill at least 43 in eastern DRC

The Congolese rights group said that rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces had killed at least 43 people since Friday in and around Beni, the epicentre of the ongoing Ebola epidemic.

Home remains no-go area for many Rwandan refugees 25 years after genocide

Many Rwandan refugees continue to refuse returning home despite a UN decision to terminate their refugee status. They fear state reprisals but Kigali says only those with 'criminal records' aren't returning.

New anti-UN protests in DRC leave one dead, five wounded

Fatalities were caused by police firing on protesters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A senior UN official responded to the protests and attacks against peacekeepers and Ebola health workers, saying they were planned, organised and funded.

Democratic Republic of Congo massacre death toll rises to 27

The victims were hacked to death by a notorious militia group with machetes in Oicha, about 30 kilometres from the city of Beni, a local official said.