Sexual exploitation by UN peacekeepers in DRC: Fatherless children speak for first time about the pain of being abandoned

One in every two mothers were under the age of 18 when they conceived

Monkeypox in Nigeria: Why the disease needs intense management

The disease can spread quickly and in previous outbreaks one of 10 people have died.

Outbreaks of measles: compounding challenges in the DRC

Weak spot of prevalent strategy: Accessibility of routine preventive health services

Brazzaville Summit of the Three Basins ends with a declaration

Civil society disappointed that the Summit did not result in an Alliance of the three basins  

7 million internally displaced people live in Central Africa – they need more support

Displaced people are forced to live in crowded and unsanitary camps

Most number of people in need of aid in Ethiopia, Yemen, DRC & Afghanistan in 2021

Need for humanitarian aid reached an all-time high during January 2018-December 2021

Six rangers ambushed and killed in Congo’s Virunga National Park

The attack has been blamed on local militia

Stay away from Congo’s ‘carbon bomb’ auction, Greenpeace urges Big Oil

27 oil and three gas fields up for sale from July 28

Ebola resurfaces in Democratic Republic of Congo 4 months after outbreak contained

North Kivu in east DRC was declared Ebola-free in May 2021

Food insecurity in southern Africa up 10%: Report

The region also faces the triple burden of malnutrition

World Rainforest Day: Goliath frogs need urgent conservation measures

Goliath frog population is estimated to have halved in the last 15 years

Science and Technology - Briefs

Global measles outbreak: Is this the new pandemic?

187 countries report measles cases

Worst cholera outbreak since 2017 affecting children in Congo: UNICEF

DRC reported more cholera cases in the first seven months of 2023 than all of 2022

Mountain Gorillas back from the brink

The Great Ape species now numbers 1,000, up from 680 a decade ago

DRC: Oil drilling allowed in last refuge of 'Critically Endangered' apes

The UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to half the world’s mountain gorillas

Why declaring Ebola a public health emergency isn't a silver bullet

More funding can't solve the outbreak of a deadly disease within a conflict zone

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo second biggest

Death toll crosses 350; American doctor quarantined; aid work suffers due to violence

Ebola resurgence announced in Democratic Republic of Congo after woman dies

This comes just three months after the last outbreak ended in the country

Global Eco Watch: Will Britain fall, ask folklorists after raven disappears from the Tower of London

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Possible Ebola cure: 2 drugs successful in preventing death

Two of four potential drug candidates found to cure disease, says WHO

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In the throes of Ebola, now, measles kills more than 4,000 in the Congo

Paucity of funds, armed conflicts adversely affecting health response: WHO

Ebola outbreak in Congo

Congo rebel troops to stop further ape killings