Mystery disease death toll rises and cases soar above 1000 as WHO suggests potential cause from ‘water source’
AT least 60 people have died in northwestern Congo, and health officials fear the deaths may be linked to brain swelling ...
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How Far Will Rwanda Go in Congo?
Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and ...
US Food and Drug Administration cancels advisory panel meeting on flu vaccines
The abrupt cancelation by the FDA of the vaccine advisory committee meeting to determine next flu season’s vaccine has ...
Mystery disease in Congo may be from poisoned water source, WHO says. Here's what to know.
A mystery illness has caused dozens of deaths​ in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A "poisoning of a water source" may be a cause, the WHO says.
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International SOS identifies the world’s most dangerous countries for 2025
The world's most dangerous countries to visit in 2025 have been identified in a new study on security, health, and climate change ...
The Street Journal5d
DR Congo conflict: Life under M23 rebel control
It has been nearly a month since M23 rebels seized control of Goma, the main city of the eastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Since then, the rebel leaders ...
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Mystery illnesses claim over 50 lives in Congo: What we know
Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them ...
Africa’s share of renewables in power mix to jump to 40% by 2030: Report
The share of renewables in Africa’s power generation mix will jump to more than 40% by 2030, up from 27% today, according to a new report. Geothermal and hydropower energy are leading the way in East ...
The Manhattan Mercury6d
Burundi troops deploy in east DRC, as UK pauses most aid
Burundi troops -- allies of Kinshasa -- were still deploying Tuesday in east DR Congo, as the UK announced it was suspending ...
The Exponent10d
M23 pushes deeper in east DRC, UN urges Rwanda forces to leave
M23 fighters advanced on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east Friday as the UN Security Council for the first time ...
Anxiety rises in DR Congo capital as M23 rebels advance in east
As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President ...
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'10,000 DR Congo refugees have entered Burundi'
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has seized large areas of eastern DR Congo in recent weeks, displacing hundreds of thousands, and this weekend entered the key city of Bukavu, the capital of ...