One-third of Africa's tropical plant species are on the verge of extinction
A large part of western Africa, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo could lose 40 per cent of their trees, shrubs, herbs and …
Global warning: Upsurge of plague in Congo
World human plague cases lowest in 30 years, but WHO warns it remains a particularly “formidable epidemic disease”
Six rangers ambushed and killed in Congo’s Virunga National Park
The attack has been blamed on local militia
9 DRC communities fight a century-old land conflict with a palm oil firm
They filed a complaint with German Development Bank accusing them of funding a palm oil plantation company in spite of being aware of a …
How Africa’s porous borders make it difficult to contain Ebola
'The surveillance team has to enter the mind of a typical villager from the DRC who knows they’re infected and is trying to escape to …
As cobalt demand booms, companies must do more to protect Congolese miners
Mining method adopted in Congo comes with major human rights risks such as child labour and dangerous working conditions. Fatal accidents in …
प्रदूषण के चलते कोबाल्ट खनिकों के बच्चों में आ रहे हैं जन्म सम्बन्धी विकार
कोबाल्ट और कॉपर माइनिंग से जो वातावरण दूषित होता है, वो नवजात शिशुओं में असामान्य अंगों और स्पाइना बिफिडा जैसी जन्मजात विकृति का कारण ...
Global measles outbreak: Is this the new pandemic?
187 countries report measles cases
Oly Ilunga: Congo’s very own ‘Deep Throat’?
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s health minister resigned on July 22, alleging that he was under strong pressure to introduce an anti-…
Mountain Gorillas back from the brink
The Great Ape species now numbers 1,000, up from 680 a decade ago
Ebola re-emerges in the Democratic Republic of Congo
36 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo less than two weeks after the WHO declared an end to the outbreak
This is no apology: Congo activists on King Philippe’s words
‘Regret’ is not the right choice of word; and yes, Belgium should pay reparations to the Congo, they say
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo second biggest
Death toll crosses 350; American doctor quarantined; aid work suffers due to violence
Possible Ebola cure: 2 drugs successful in preventing death
Two of four potential drug candidates found to cure disease, says WHO
Politics over world’s largest hydropower project
The hydropower project on the Congo is unraveling into a political ploy with disregard to the affected people and the environment
The DRC is on the road to being Ebola free: how it got here
At the beginning of March the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo announced that the last Ebola patient had been discharged from a …
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
Why Ebola vaccine on trial in the DRC is raising hopes
The viral disease burden in Africa is largely underestimated and the rVSV-ZEBOV is a much-needed vaccine in the fight against Ebola
Democratic Republic of Congo, WHO grapple with both Ebola, COVID-19
United Nations' health arm runs short of $83 million to fight Ebola outbreak
Togo first in Africa to end sleeping sickness
The west African country did not report any cases for the past 10 years, achieving this feat after more than 2 decades of disease surveillance
No health net for 3.1 bln by 2023 deadline
The World Health Organization (WHO) 13th General Programme of Work targeted universal health coverage (UHC) between 2019 and 2023
Most comprehensive study on HIV, malaria, TB shows major progress in the millennium
Funding and policy have had real impact in combating the diseases, although challenges remain
Ebola cases in DRC province continue to rise, surpass previous outbreak
The country had declared an end to the second-deadliest Ebola virus disease outbreak in eastern region on June 25
Democratic Republic of Congo calls end to 2nd-deadliest Ebola outbreak ever
Even as outbreak ends in country’s eastern area, another smaller outbreak surfaces in the northwest
Rechargeable batteries: UNCTAD report warns of raw material uncertainties
A few countries control reserves of key inputs like cobalt, manganese, lithium, graphite
