Democratic Republic of the Congo

How This Pastor of a Megachurch Is Fueling Ebola Conspiracy Theories

Pastor Jules Mulindwa runs a rollicking Congolese megachurch complete with ...

Pastor Jules Mulindwa runs a rollicking Congolese megachurch complete with flashing lights and a live band. Walk into Sunday services and the applause is startling. Don’t even bother shouting into the ear of the person...

Health workers are seen inside the 'red zone' of an Ebola treatment centre, which was attacked in the early hours of the morning on March 9, 2019 in Butembo.

WHO Declares Ebola in Congo a Public-Health Emergency Nearly a Year After Outbreak

They called for stronger response efforts

A Red Cross Safe and Dignified Burial team (SDB) responds to an alert from family members who have lost a loved one suspected of having died of ebola, in Beni, The Democratic Republic of the Congo on June 2nd 2019.

Inside the Battle to Save Congo From the Ebola Crisis

Outside a brown cement house in the eastern city of Beni in eastern Democra...

Outside a brown cement house in the eastern city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a government-employed psychologist is telling 19-year-old Merveille Mwenze that her husband has tested positive for Ebola. She’s...

Health workers are seen inside an Ebola treatment center in Butembo, which was attacked on March 9, 2019.

Ebola Was Confirmed in a Major City in the Congo, Stoking Concerns That the Outbreak Will Keep Spreading

Security issues have made it hard to contain

This photo shows the Nebraska Medical Center is Omaha, Neb. on Nov. 14, 2014.

American Flown to Nebraska Hospital After Possible Ebola Exposure in the Congo

“This person may have been exposed to the virus but is not ill and is not c...

“This person may have been exposed to the virus but is not ill and is not contagious,” Dr. Cieslak said. “Should any symptoms develop, the Nebraska Medicine/UNMC team is among the most qualified in the world to deal with them.”

A man walks past a wall filled with campaign posters in the district of Lingwala in Kinshasa on December 18, 2018. Democratic Republic of Congo goes to the polls in December 2018 in elections that could see the country emerge from 17 years of conflict-ridden rule under controversial President Joseph Kabila.

Our World Runs on Resources Looted From Congo. That's Why Democratic Elections Alone Can't Solve the Country's Problems

Our cell phones, computers, jewelry and other products are helping fuel vio...

Our cell phones, computers, jewelry and other products are helping fuel violence and corruption halfway around the world

A World Health Organization (WHO) worker prepares to administer a vaccination during an outbreak of Ebola in the port city of Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 21, 2018.

Medics Prepare to Battle New Ebola Outbreak on Congo's Eastern Border

New cases emerged shortly after a separate outbreak was defeated