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Ebola over in DR Congo
This week witnesses the end of the 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, just three months after the first case was reported in North Kivu. The Ebola outbreak that re-emerged in February came nine months after another outbreak Read more
Photo UNICEF - Thomas Nybo
Coronavirus: DRC doctor prepares for latest in long line of health crises
Health professionals working with the World Health Organization (WHO) in eastern Democratic of Congo (DRC), have been dealing with the deadly Ebola epidemic since August 2018. This experience is helping them to prepare for the latest disease to Read more
Photo: UNHCR / Will Swanson
Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria rise to 60,000
Almost 8,000 Cameroonian refugees have fled to Nigeria’s Taraba and Cross Rivers States over the past fortnight, bringing the total Cameroonian refugee population in the country to nearly 60,000 people. Read more
Photo: UNICEF / Madjiangar
Displaced by DR Congo violence, survivors’ testimonies highlight brutality of armed militia
Two months since hundreds of thousands of people fled violence in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN humanitarians warned that armed militia continue to make their safe return impossible. Read more
Photo - UNHCR, Denis Oulai
300,000 flee flare-up of ethnic violence in north-eastern DR Congo
More than 300,000 people have been forced to flee resurgent inter-ethnic violence in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just this month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR has said. Read more