Recent News Headlines : Congo - Brazil

IN CONGO'S EBOLA OUTBREAK, LOGISTICAL, CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS SET TO TEST EXPERIMENTAL VACCINE


An experimental Ebola vaccine being deployed in an outbreak in Congo has conquered some major scientific hurdles in giving high protection, but it now face... READ MORE

20th May, 2018 0

EBOLA DEATHS RISE TO 26, SAYS CONGO HEALTH MINISTRY


This is Congo's ninth Ebola outbreak since 1976, when the disease was first identified... READ MORE

20th May, 2018 0

WHO SAYS EBOLA OUTBREAK IN CONGO IS NOT YET A GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY


Eleven new cases were confirmed Friday, including two more in an urban area... READ MORE

18th May, 2018 111

U.N AND AFRICAN NATIONS BOOST RESPONSE AS EBOLA TOLL MOUNTS IN CONGO


KINSHASA - World agencies and neighboring countries on Friday hiked their response to an Ebola outbreak in Congo as the toll from the notorious disease mounted... READ MORE

18th May, 2018 0

CONGO'S EBOLA RISK 'VERY HIGH' AS CONFIRMED VIRUS CASES RISE


Vast, impoverished Congo has contained several past Ebola outbreaks but the spread of the hemorrhagic fever to an urban area poses a major challenge... READ MORE

18th May, 2018 0

IN CONGO OUTBREAK, EBOLA VACCINE FACES REALITY TESTS


But the vaccine must be seen in the context of an overarching public health response... READ MORE

18th May, 2018 519

CONGO EBOLA RISK VERY HIGH AS CONFIRMED VIRUS CASES RISE


Vast, impoverished Congo has contained several past Ebola outbreaks but the spread of the hemorrhagic fever to an urban area poses a major challenge... READ MORE

18th May, 2018 606

CONGO CONFIRMS FIRST URBAN EBOLA CASE, RAISING POSSIBILITY OF 'EXPLOSIVE INCREASE IN CASES'


A concurrent but much smaller and unrelated Ebola outbreak took place in Congo in 2014 as well... READ MORE

18th May, 2018 2613

EBOLA REACHES DRC CITY, RAISING EPIDEMIC FEARS AS 11 NEW CASES CONFIRMED


Ebola outbreak declared in democratic republic of the congo after three die... READ MORE

18th May, 2018 875

CONGO, UN AGENCIES DEPLOY SPECIALISTS TO TACKLE EBOLA EPIDEMIC


The WHO said on Friday it hopes to deploy an experimental Ebola vaccine to tackle an outbreak... READ MORE

14th May, 2018 5

CONGO'S FORMER ARMY GENERAL AND FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, MOKOKO JAILED FOR 20 YEARS


Ok "> Social Channels About Africanews Press Room Terms and Conditions Contacts Cookie policy Distribution Advertising Jobs Apps Widgets Euronews Friday 11/05/2018... READ MORE

12th May, 2018 6

A PIONEERING VACCINE IS BEING SENT TO CONGO IN HOPES OF CONTAINING A NEW EBOLA OUTBREAK


The World Health Organization is deploying an Ebola vaccine to Congo in hopes that it will put an end to a deadly outbreak of the virus... READ MORE

11th May, 2018 375

TWO CASES OF EBOLA CONFIRMED IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO


At least 17 people have died in an area of northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo DRC where health officials confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus... READ MORE

9th May, 2018 343

CONGO MILITARY KILLS 13 REBELS IN ITURI CLASHES


Congo's military said on Saturday it had killed 13 militiamen during clashes with an unidentified group after coming under attack in the country's volatile northeastern Ituri province... READ MORE

25th March, 2018 48

26 CONGOLESE REFUGEES DIE OF DIARRHOEA IN UGANDA


Another 15,435 refugees arrived in Uganda from North Kivu, running from armed groups and military offensives... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 693

Trending News Headlines : Congo

FIVE PARK RANGERS KILLED IN DRC IN TRAGIC WEEKEND FOR WILDLIFE DEFENDERS


Mai Mai Simba describes itself as a self-defence rebel group that operates in the Okapi area... READ MORE

17th July, 2017 7836

TRUMP ORDER ON CONFLICT MINERALS WOULD SEND WARLORDS CARTE BLANCHE SIGNAL, SAY CRITICS


Dozens of human rights, social and religious groups in the Congo and neighbouring countries are pleading with the Trump administration to keep the regulation in place... READ MORE

18th March, 2017 4736

UN CHIEF CALLS FOR RESTRAINT, URGES KABILA TO STEP DOWN


Catholic protesters rallied in the capital, Kinshasa, and other cities after Sunday mass to demand Kabila, whose second term as president ended in December 2016, step down... READ MORE

1st January, 2018 3623

DIGITAL BOOM AS A CATALYST FOR AFRICA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH [BUSINESS AFRICA]


Digital boom as a catalyst for Africa's economic growth Business Africa... READ MORE

26th January, 2018 1859

DR CONGO FORCES KILL AT LEAST 18 BURUNDI REFUGEES


Congolese security forces have killed at least 18 Burundian refugees during clashes over plans to send some of them home... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 1757

DR CONGO LANDSLIDE DEATH TOLL CLIMBS TO 200


In May 2010, a mudslide swept over the eastern Congo village of Kibiriga and killed 19 people... READ MORE

19th August, 2017 1614

DR CONGO MILITIA ATTACK KILLS DOZENS IN EASTERN REGION


Local authorities say at least 34 civilians killed by Nande ethnic militia in attack on camp for displaced people... READ MORE

28th November, 2016 1566

IM A CIVILIAN IM INNOCENT WHOS IN CONGOS MASS GRAVES


Many of them are backed by government forces as they try to quash the Kamwina Nsapu militia... READ MORE

28th July, 2017 1230

NTABO NTABERI SHEKA: REBEL LEADER SURRENDERS TO UN


Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, the founder of Nduma Defense of Congo, has been wanted since 2011 on a national warrant for crimes against humanity, including for mass rapes... READ MORE

27th July, 2017 805

2 UN OFFICIALS KIDNAPPED ALONG WITH DRIVERS AND TRANSLATORS IN CONGO


Congo's government says two United Nations officials, one American and one Swedish, have been kidnapped along with four Congolese citizens in Kasai Central province... READ MORE

13th March, 2017 727

CONGOLESE MILITIA BEHEADS DOZENS OF POLICE OFFICERS


Justin Milongo, the deputy governor of Kasai-Central Province, said on Saturday that 400 Kamuina Nsapu militia fighters had "laid down their arms" in Kananga and were being detained... READ MORE

26th March, 2017 584

CONGO VIOLENCE MAY AMOUNT TO WAR CRIMES ICC SAYS


International Court Says Violence in Congo May Amount to War Crimes... READ MORE

1st April, 2017 553

CONGO IS ABOUT TO DESTROY THE STATE MONOPOLY ON INSURANCE


Since 1967, state-owned Societe National d'Assurances, or Sonas, has been the only insurance company allowed to operate in Congo, Africa's fourth-largest country by population... READ MORE

28th July, 2017 475

DR CONGO LOSES $750M IN MINING REVENUES TO CORRUPTION


Global Witness says at least 750m paid to Congo's tax bodies and state mining company disappeared in 2013-2015... READ MORE

21st July, 2017 435

SHIFT IN U.S. CONGO POLICY LEAVES KABILA EXPOSED


For years, many in Washington saw Kabila as Congo's best bet... READ MORE

6th October, 2016 432

CONGO SECURITY FORCES KILLED DOZENS OF ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTERS


Four police officers were burned alive or beaten to death by protesters who also looted the headquarters of ruling coalition political parties, according to UNJHRO... READ MORE

21st October, 2016 411

20 DEAD IN KASAI AMID LULUA-LUBA, CHOWE-PENDE FEUD


The Chowe-Pende accuse the Lulua-Luba of supporting the Kamwina Nsapu militia... READ MORE

26th April, 2017 371

CONGO LURCHES TOWARD NEW CRISIS AS A RIVAL ASCENDS


Mr. Katumbi has a flair for the flamboyant that evokes Mobutu Sese Seko, Congo's former dictator renowned for his staggering opulence... READ MORE

12th May, 2016 286

21 AFRICANS RECEIVE QUEEN ELIZABETH'S 'YOUNG LEADERS AWARD'


Meet Elijah Amoo Addo Ghanaian chef, 26, who got Queen's award dressed in work gear... READ MORE

17th July, 2017 272

AS EBOLA FEARS RETURN, CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE STEPS UP FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL BUSHMEAT


As Ebola fears return, Congo-Brazzaville steps up fight against illegal bushmeat... READ MORE

4th July, 2015 269

KIGELI V NDAHINDURWA, RWANDAN KING WITHOUT A CROWN, DIES AT 80


Two years after Kigeli's arrival in the United States, Rwanda descended into the genocide in which Hutu extremists murdered an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus... READ MORE

19th October, 2016 266

DR CONGO'S KABILA DENIES HE IS TRYING TO CLING TO POWER


Congo president says elections postponed to ensure millions of unregistered voters do not miss the chance to vote... READ MORE

5th October, 2016 264

U.S. URGES U.N. CHIEF TO LOOK INTO WHO KILLED INVESTIGATORS IN CONGO


Congo's foreign minister, Leonard She Okitundu, last month opposed the creation of an international inquiry... READ MORE

6th June, 2017 242

CONGO'S GIRAFFES BEING HUNTED INTO EXTINCTION -- FOR THEIR MEAT


In the Democratic Republic of Congo, giraffes are being trapped and killed in crude snares, attacked with machetes and felled by poisoned arrows or guns... READ MORE

22nd February, 2016 236

THE MOST AMBITIOUS POLITICAL THEATRE EVER STAGED? 14 HOURS AT THE CONGO TRIBUNAL


This should be continued. Milo Rau's film The Congo Tribunal is due to be released in Autumn 2016... READ MORE

2nd July, 2015 171

SOLDIERS KILL 101 IN CLASHES WITH KAMWINA NSAPU


Soldiers targeting the Kamwina Nsapu group in central Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 101 people over five days in February, the UN said... READ MORE

15th February, 2017 146

CONGO MILITANTS AMBUSH AND KILL TRAVELERS IN NORTHEAST


Various armed groups have committed atrocities around Beni since late 2014 to settle scores and undermine rivals, with attacks sometimes sectarian in nature... READ MORE

8th October, 2017 143

DRC VIOLENCE RISKS 'SPREADING' AS 22,000 FLEE IN A WEEK


More than 22,000 people fled clashes between Hema herders and Lendu farmers in Ituri province last week, according to the UN's refugee agency UNHCR ... READ MORE

14th February, 2018 130

SOUTHEAST CONGO FACES 'DEADLY DISASTER', HALF A MILLION PEOPLE DISPLACED


Tanganyika is on the brink of a deadly disaster, said Ulrika Blom, NRC's Congo country director, in a statement... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 115

EMIR OF KANO MUHAMMAD SANUSI II


The Kano Emirate is simply the stand out monarchy across Nigeria's north... READ MORE

13th September, 2017 102


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