Congo: In extremely worrying news trickling out of Ituri, around 40 civilians were allegedly killed by assailants in Tche village yesterday. This appears to be a continuation of a series of massacres that killed more than 250 people early last year.
4 month agoOfficial statement from @MinofHealthUG on the death of index Ebola case and two new cases
4 month agoThe young patient - 5- year-old index case of Ebola died last night. Two more samples were sent to UVRI and have tested positive. We, therefore, have three confirmed cases of Ebola in Uganda
Uganda Ebola outbreak: case is of a 5-year old boy. He's been isolated in Bwera hospital in the western town of Kasese.
Uganda's ministry of health confirms a case of Ebola virus outbreak in the country. This is the first case since the outbreak in neighboring DRC.
In the DRC, the measles epidemic has caused 1500 deaths since January
4 month agoGovernment of DR Congo have declared a measles epidemic. Say number of suspected cases has hit 87,000. Cases of measles have been found in 23 out of 26 provinces.
4 month agoEbola - Situation on Monday, June 10, 2019 - A total of 2,062 cases (1,968 confirmed and 94 probable), 1,390 deaths and 569 people cured - 6 new confirmed cases - 6 new confirmed cases - 5 new cures - 280 suspected cases
4 month agoThe IS section in Central Africa, which is recently illustrated by several attacks in the DRC, publishes images of its celebration of the Eid al-Fitr prayer, without specifying the country.
4 month agoCongo: ISIS Central Africa claims killing and injuring dozens of Congolese soldiers in Beni village North Kivu province
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 43km SE of Likasi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
30 people were killed and 200 others missing after a boat sank in a lake in Congo
Kremlin spox: Russian military specialists will maintain equipment and "special property" delivered to Republic of Congo.
4 month agoIS Central Africa claims a new attack against the army in the region of Beni
5 month agoISIS claims yet another attack in eastern DR Congo in Beni region.
5 month agoEbola - Situation on Saturday May 11, 2019 - A total of 1,662 cases (1,574 confirmed and 88 probable), 1,112 deaths and 446 people cured - 13 new confirmed cases - 7 new confirmed cases - 2 new cures - 325 suspected cases
IS' Central Africa Province Claims Attack on Congolese Soldiers in Bunduguya
5 month agoToday the Ebola case count rises by 22 cases, the second largest 1-day rise in this 9-month outbreak. 1 and 3 were Friday and Saturday. Together this makes 66 cases in the past 3 days. That 3-day rise is more than most week increases for this outbreak, until the past few weeks.
6 month agoEpidemiologist from @WHO deployed to Ebola hit region of DRCongo killed during attack on hospital.
6 month agoIslamic State declared a Wilaya in Africa: Wilayat Wasat Ifriqiyah - the central African Wilayah
6 month agoIn less that 1 hour, Isis has released 3 claims from Congo. These 2 say that militants of the Caliphate have killed 3 Congolese soldiers (5 more were wounded) in Bovata town, Kivu region.
6 month agoToday, ISIS' Amaq News Agency claimed its first attack in Congo, saying that Islamic State fighters attacked Congolese soldiers at the Congo-Uganda border
Democratic Republic of the Congo declares mourning as 127 feared dead from a passenger boat that sank this week – presidency
6 month agoAt least 150 people missing after boat sinks on Lake Kivu in DR Congo, president says
Some 100 people have died from the Ebola epidemic in DR Congo over the past three weeks, taking the overall death toll in the latest outbreak past 700, according to the health ministry
6 month agoThere were 72 Ebola cases reported this week (Monday through Sunday) which makes it the worst week of the North Kivu outbreak. Hopefully the community engagement efforts start to pay off soon because this outbreak is growing at an unsettling rate right now.
6 month agoEbola - Situation on Saturday, March 23, 2019 - A total of 999 cases (934 confirmed and 65 probable), 625 deaths and 320 people cured - 6 new confirmed cases - 4 new confirmed cases - 2 new cures - 220 suspected cases
Ebola Outbreak Spreads to Bunia, City of 1 Million in DRC
The deadly Ebola outbreak raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo should be over within six months, the head of the World Health Organization said
7 month agoEbola - Situation on Friday, March 1, 2019 - A total of 888 cases (823 confirmed and 65 probable), 557 deaths and 302 people cured - 3 new confirmed cases - 2 new confirmed cases death - 174 suspected cases
