Society
DRC: cholera surges amid Ebola outbreak, with nearly 3,000 cases in one week
Cholera up 17% in a week, Ebola killing nearly one patient in two: in the DRC, the health system is…
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Ebola in Nigeria: first case confirmed on Tuesday in Abuja as 44 contacts are monitored
Twelve years after it was praised for its swift response, Nigeria is facing Ebola on its soil again, this time through the federal capital.
Society
Politics
DRC: Joseph Kabila takes the helm of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, a new coalition with AFC/M23
Sentenced to death in absentia a year ago, the former Congolese president is back in the spotlight at the head…
Culture
Fifty years after Ebola, Jean-Jacques Muyembe honoured in Berlin with the Virchow Prize
Fifty years after he helped investigate the very first Ebola outbreak, Congolese virologist Jean-Jacques Muyembe has been awarded the Virchow…
Society
Ebola in Kenya: First Death in Nairobi as Authorities Race to Trace Contacts
A 40-year-old Kenyan who returned from the DRC has died of Ebola in Nairobi, the first case ever recorded in…
Culture
Koffi Olomidé’s Long Goodbye to Quartier Latin
The King of Tchatcho is getting ready to leave the stage. According to people close to him, Koffi Olomidé will…
Culture
Dak’Art 2026: Dakar Biennale unveils its 75 artists and bets on the art of repair
Dak'Art has revealed the 75 artists who will show in Dakar this November, from Senegal to Sudan to Suriname. This…
Society
MV MJP sinking on Lake Tanganyika: Congo and Tanzania clash over the death toll
The MV MJP went down near Kabimba on Wednesday while sailing from Kigoma to Kalemie. Congo counts dozens of dead,…
Climate
DRC: Bukavu grapples with fires that won’t stop
A fire meant to be contained to one home turned into Bukavu's deadliest tragedy in years when panicked schoolchildren, fleeing…
Politics
DRC: Street Protests Challenge Tshisekedi’s Constitutional Reform Bid
Political unrest is gathering pace in the Democratic Republic of Congo. On September 15, thousands of demonstrators took to the…
Culture
In Beni, literature as an act of resistance against North Kivu’s insecurity
In a town where armed groups still dictate daily life, writing becomes an act of courage. On September 11 and…
Society
DRC: Deadly fire tears through two schools in Bukavu, death toll rising by the hour
A neighborhood fire turned catastrophic in Bukavu on Thursday, engulfing two primary schools and leaving more than 20 children dead.…
Society
Ebola outbreak in DRC passes 3,000 deaths, the deadliest ever recorded in the country
The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing the worst Ebola outbreak in its history, with more than 3,000 deaths recorded…
Society
Kinshasa Wedding Turns to Tragedy as Fire Kills 22
What should have been one of the most joyful nights of their lives turned into a nightmare for dozens of…
Society
South Africa: How March and March Turned Anti-Migrant Anger Into a National Movement
In barely eighteen months, a movement founded by a former radio presenter in Durban has turned anti-immigration anger into South…
Politics
DRC: Tshisekedi’s National Dialogue Met with Skepticism from Religious and Political Opposition
The reception has been far more skeptical, however, among the Catholic Church and other religious authorities, who have long called…
Politics
Mayotte: France ties development aid to Comoros’ cooperation on migration
A new diplomatic standoff is taking shape between Paris and Moroni. During a visit to Mayotte on Wednesday, August 26,…
Society
DRC: Tshisekedi launches a national dialogue under heavy strain
President Félix Tshisekedi put months of waiting to rest on Thursday, August 27, 2026, announcing the convocation of a national…
Climate
DRC: When the Forest Disappears, the Ground Gives Way Beneath the Living
The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing one of the world's starkest examples of deforestation's human cost. In the densely…
Politics
DR Congo-M23: Roadmap Agreement to Relaunch Peace Negotiations
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23-led rebel alliance reached an agreement on Saturday, August 22, on…
Culture
DR Congo, La Sape takes center stage at the sixth DRC Fashion Week in Kinshasa
Sapeurs and fashion designers from Kinshasa and Brazzaville came together for the sixth DRC Fashion Week, turning a Kinshasa gallery…
Society
Ebola in DRC: How an Outbreak Became the Deadliest in the Country’s History
Julien Harneis, the UN's senior Ebola coordinator, highlighted the speed at which the crisis was spiraling: while it had taken…
Society
46th SADC Summit: Durban Wraps Up a Packed Meeting Amid Regional Tensions
Days before the summit opened, Ramaphosa himself had addressed the issue head-on at a public conference, candidly acknowledging: "We are…
Technology
DRC: media regulator no longer rules out shutting down TikTok amid rise in online abuse
Congo's broadcasting regulator sent TikTok a list of 2,000 accounts to take down. TikTok didn't act. Now the regulator says…
Society
WHO sounds the alarm as DRC’s Ebola outbreak becomes the fastest ever recorded
Excerpt: Three weeks ago the death toll stood at 967. Today it has doubled, and the World Health Organization says…
Society
DRC Ebola Outbreak Becomes Third Deadliest on Record, With No Vaccine to Contain It
It took just five months after the end of the previous outbreak for the Democratic Republic of Congo to face…
Society
Congo Battles on Two Fronts as Fighting Rages in the East and Ebola Sparks Border Closures
The World Health Organization has called this reaction 'counterproductive,' warning it risks further isolating Kinshasa at a time when the…
Society
DRC: First Prisoner Release Under the Doha Peace Process
"The release is the first concrete implementation of a commitment made months earlier. Despite successive commitments, the actual exchange of…
Climate
Zambia’s Power Crisis Is Easing — For Now
Zambia's blackouts once ran 20 hours a day, all because one river the Zambezi, source of 82 percent of the…
Society
DRC Faces Its Deadliest Ebola Outbreak Ever as Cases Top 3,700
DRC's Ebola outbreak has quadrupled in under two months to 3,748 confirmed cases, making it the deadliest in the country's…