A mysterious new illness in Congo has experts on high alert as WHO reports over 400 cases and 45 deaths With no clear cause authorities race to prevent a larger outbreak ...

A new, unidentified illness has been reported in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is buffeted ...

The US withdrawal will not officially happen until January 2026, so there will be months of uncertainty over budgets and ...

The rapidly evolving war in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified since December 2024, displacing hundreds of ...

GENEVA (21 February 2025) – Parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must ensure bodies of the deceased are treated with respect and dignity and are properly documented before ...

A total of 248,676 people have been affected by the destruction of 90 IDP sites amid hostilities around Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu, which the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels claimed to ...

The UNHCR spokesperson also highlighted the fact that “heavy artillery shelling and looting” have destroyed 70,000 emergency ...

UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by ...

Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

Since the attack by the M23 group, the humanitarian situation in North Kivu in the DRC has deteriorated dramatically. In view of this, Switzerland is making CHF 3 million available, of which CHF 2 ...