Democratic Republic of the Congo

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...

In this file photo, medical staff are sterilised before entering the isolation unit at a hospital in Bundibugyo, western Uganda, on August 17, 2018, where there was one suspected case of Ebola. Ugandan officials confirmed on Tuesday that one child tested positive for the virus.

Ebola Just Spread Outside the Congo for the First Time Since the Outbreak Began

The announcement puts pressure on the WHO to declare a global health emerge...

The announcement puts pressure on the WHO to declare a global health emergency

At Least 30 Dead, 200 Missing After Boat Sinks in Congo

At Least 30 Dead, 200 Missing After Boat Sinks in Western Congo, Authorities Say

Many of those aboard the boat that sank on Lake Mai-Ndombe were teachers

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Inside the Battle to Save Congo From the Ebola Crisis

Ebola Just Spread Outside the Congo for the First Time Since the Outbreak Began

At Least 30 Dead, 200 Missing After Boat Sinks in Western Congo, Authorities Say

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

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

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

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

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