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Travel curbs to DRC could hurt Ebola policies – AU official

Restrictions on travelling to the Democratic Republic of Congo would "impede our ability to effectively control" Ebola virus, Dr John N Nkengasong, a top health officer at African Union said.

Ebola outbreak in DRC declared a global health emergency

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 1,600 people since August.

Ebola death toll exceeds 1,600 mark in DRC

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 2,382 cases of Ebola, of which 1,606 were fatal, the Health Ministry says.

Ebola death toll crosses 1,500 mark in DRC

Of 2,239 recorded cases, 1,506 people have died in a nearly 10-month-old outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry says.

Attack in DRC kills at least 13 civilians in Ebola zone

The overnight attack blamed on rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces group comes as the deadly Ebola outbreak in the east surpasses 2,000 cases.

DRC's Bemba seeks $76.5M from war crimes court

Former Democratic Republic of Congo vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba last week filed an application asking judges at the global court to award him a total of $76.5 million (68 million euros) for what he called a miscarriage of justice.

Attack on Ebola treatment centre in DRC kills one

Armed assailants attack Ebola treatment centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing a policeman before being repelled by security forces, the local mayor says.

Israeli withdraws protected status of DRC migrants

Most Congolese nationals arrived in Israel more than 20 years ago, when the DRC was at war. And recently the Israeli government suddenly downgraded their refugee status.

Fifty mass graves discovered in western DRC - UN rights group

A senior official of the UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in DRC says graves have been discovered in Yumbi in western Mai-Ndombe province.

Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi sworn in as DRC president

New DRC President Felix Tshisekedi's speech has appealed for peace and tolerance in the long-turbulent country after the disputed December 30 election.

Tshisekedi declared DRC president, but runner-up revolts

Martin Fayulu's supporters have alleged an extraordinary backroom deal by outgoing President Joseph Kabila to rig the vote in favour of Felix Tshisekedi.

African Union urges DRC to delay final election results

African Union members agree to "urgently dispatch" a high-level delegation to DRC to find "a way out of the post-electoral crisis" in a country hoping for its first peaceful, democratic transfer of power since independence in 1960.