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[DW] Uganda, Rwanda and Zambia are strengthening border screening, disease surveillance and emergency response measures. The growing Ebola outbreak in the DRC is raising concerns about cross-border spread.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health has announced that people travelling to South Africa from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo will have to complete a health questionnaire before travelling, due to the Ebola virus outbreak.
[Daily News] Kigoma -- THE Minister for Transport, Professor Makame Mbarawa, said the construction of four cargo vessels for Lake Tanganyika is part of the government's strategy to strengthen maritime transport and capitalize on trade opportunities with neighboring countries, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
[New Times] At the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) Political Bureau meeting on July 17, President Paul Kagame opened his remarks with a personal experience from Paris that illustrates the deeper complexities of international politics today.
[CPJ] Government allied Wazalendo militiamen have threatened to kill or capture one reporter and to burn down another's radio station because of unfavorable coverage, as frontlines shift under diplomatic pressure for peace in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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[UN News] The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become the third largest on record and is spreading faster than any previous one during the first month of exposure, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday.
[allAfrica] Scientists have discovered a new species of monkey, the Colobus congoensis, that has striking pinkish-orange lips and a black face and lives in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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[Unicef] Dakar -- Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Gilles Fagninou, following visit to Ituri
[allAfrica] EU Bans Sudan Gold Imports to Curb War Funding
[U.S. Embassy Kinshasa] Event: Due to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Department of Homeland Security has implemented new restrictions under Title 49 of the U.S. Code which prevent U.S. citizens and nationals who have been in the DRC within a 21-day period from entering the United States via commercial aviation. Travelers who have been in the DRC within 21 days of their flight will not be allowed to board flights with U.S. destinations. All U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals who have been in
[RFI] The true number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo is at least double, and possibly four times, the official tally, the World Health Organization's emergencies chief said on Tuesday. Official figures say the fever has infected nearly 2,000 people since mid-May.
[UN News] Infections of the Bundibugyo species of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reached record highs and a majority of new cases are coming from "unknown chains of transmission", the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.
[Independent (Kampala)] The outbreak in the DRC has led to more than 1,900 cases and more than 700 deaths, according to the latest figures from the DRC's Ministry of Health
[DW] The outbreak, which has infected almost 2,000 people and killed more than 700, could be at least two to four times larger than official figures, the UN health agency warned. The current outbreak is in the DRC and Uganda.
[The Conversation Africa] In the heart of the Congo Basin's Cuvette Centrale, a large depression hosting the world's biggest tropical wetland complex, lie two vast, shallow blackwater lakes, Lake Tumba and Lake Mai Ndombe. Together they are roughly the size of 420,000 football fields.
[Vanguard] Health workers fighting the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo are threatening to strike over unpaid wages, as the World Health Organization warned Tuesday the extent of the epidemic could be four times larger than reported.
[The Conversation Africa] The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) filed a lawsuit against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice at the end of June 2026. The 60-page complaint alleges acts of genocide and other atrocity crimes by Rwandan forces and their intermediaries dating from 1996 to the present day.
[Daba Finance] Democratic Republic of Congo tax authorities sealed the offices of Kamoto Copper Company, Glencore's main copper and cobalt subsidiary in the country, after talks over a tax dispute failed.
[ISS] Over US$700 million in additional health financing is needed to rapidly contain and prevent a wider regional crisis.
[allAfrica] The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been labelled the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever, not only among the previous Bundibugyo outbreaks. This has raised concern that response efforts are falling behind the virus. As of 10 July 2026, the DR Congo had recorded 1,759 confirmed cases and 600 deaths. Neighbouring Uganda had reported 20 cases, including two fatalities and 17 recoveries.
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[Nile Post] A fleet of 18 brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles has arrived in Uganda to strengthen Ebola response operations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), providing a major logistical boost to frontline humanitarian teams battling the outbreak.
[UN News] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group to cease hostilities as he deplored recent civilian deaths on Thursday.
[The New Humanitarian] "Act now or pay a much higher price later."
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[Premium Times] According to Mr. Mankoula, laboratory capacity has improved significantly, with health authorities now able to conduct more than 2,000 Ebola tests daily across affected areas.
[OCHA] Statement on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher