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International Committee of the Red Cross

Kinshasa/Nairobi/Geneva, 5 June 2026 – The DRC Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are deeply shocked by the attack on Red Cross volunteers...

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(MENAFN) A coalition of Western governments and the European Union urgently appealed Friday for warring factions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to stand down and allow emergency responders to combat a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak...

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(MENAFN) At least 131 suspected fatalities and 513 probable infections have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's latest Ebola outbreak, DRC Health Minister Roger Kamba disclosed Tuesday during a special briefing in Kinshasa...

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(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially announced Monday the conclusion of its latest Ebola epidemic, marking a critical public health milestone for the Central African nation. "The chain of transmission has been stopped.

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(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government reassured citizens on Friday that its military will not yield following the recent capture of Uvira by M23 rebels.

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(MENAFN) At least 74 people—predominantly civilians—have been killed and 83 injured in recent fighting across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN humanitarian coordinator reported late Monday.

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(MENAFN) Violent confrontations between M23 insurgents and Democratic Republic of Congo's armed forces, bolstered by pro-government wazalendo militia, have triggered widespread civilian evacuations across multiple eastern Congolese towns,...

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Kinshasa (ICRC) – Armed clashes in several parts of South Kivu continue to cause deaths and to force thousands of families to flee, leaving everything behind.

International Committee of the Red Cross

Despite the urgent needs, the deadly clashes in the past week in the South Kivu territories of Uvira, Walungu, Mwenga and Fizi have made it extremely difficult to assist the wounded and transport them to appropriate medical facilities. “We fear...

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(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a dramatic rise in cholera infections, now affecting 17 out of its 36 provinces.

EIN Presswire

Green Globe has awarded the Pullman Kinshasa Grand Hotel in the Democratic Republic of Congo its inaugural certification.

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(MENAFN) Amnesty International released a damning report Wednesday accusing armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo of egregious human rights violations, including gang rapes, summary executions, and abductions.

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(MENAFN) Amnesty International released a report on Wednesday denouncing severe human rights violations carried out by opposing forces in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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(MENAFN) The World Health Organization (WHO) is assisting health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) with an Ebola vaccination campaign in Kasai Province, focusing on the Bulape health zone, one of the main outbreak...

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(MENAFN) Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have initiated the administration of Ebola vaccines in Kasai Province following an official outbreak announcement, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Sunday....

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(MENAFN) At least 16 people, including four healthcare workers, have died in a recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), according to the country's health authorities.

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(MENAFN) Experts voiced cautious optimism following the signing of a new peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, hoping it will mark a turning point in resolving the protracted conflict that has ravaged eastern Congo...

EIN Presswire

UNITED KINGDOM, July 29, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- At least 40 people, including 21 worshippers attending a prayer vigil were slaughtered in a machete attack in what an Open Doors spokesperson has described as “killing spree” in the Democratic...

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(MENAFN) The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has issued a stark warning over a deadly resurgence of armed conflict in the volatile eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu, where renewed...

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(MENAFN) Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo began the second phase of a large-scale polio immunization effort on Thursday, aiming to reach more than 10 million children across the country.