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Why The Pope Is Visiting South Sudan and DRC

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Two Years Ago He Won the Nobel Peace Prize. Now, He’s Under Threat for Standing Up for Victims of Sexual Violence

By Aryn Baker

Armed Conflict Has Forced 661,000 People to Flee Their Homes During the Coronavirus Pandemic

By Suyin Haynes

How This Pastor of a Megachurch Is Fueling Ebola Conspiracy Theories

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WHO Declares Ebola in Congo a Public-Health Emergency

They called for stronger response efforts

By Jamie Ducharme

The Battle to Save Congo

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...

By Sally Hayden

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

By Jamie Ducharme

American Flown to Nebraska Hospital for Ebola Exposure

“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.”

By Gina Martinez

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 violence and corruption halfway around the world

By Sasha Lezhnev

Medics Battle New Ebola Outbreak on Congo Border

New cases emerged shortly after a separate outbreak was defeated

By Eli Meixler

Congolese Women Should Be Able to Own the Land They Work on

'Our customs must evolve and recognize the contributions of women'

By Afy Malungu / World Pulse

ICC Gives Congo Rebel Leader 18 Years

The punishment is seen as a warning to military commanders in the field

By Simon Lewis

Ebola Is 'Pretty Much Contained' in Senegal and Nigeria

Good news for containment of an outbreak that has killed more than 2,800 people

By Alexandra Sifferlin
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