Africa
DR Congo: 28 million people not getting enough to eat, with conflict in the east a main driver, IPC alert says
A new IPC alert, reported by UN News on 30 October, says hunger is deepening in the Democratic Republic of…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africa
US sanctions Rwanda’s Ministry of Defence and the Zigama financial institution over support for M23 in eastern Congo
The US Treasury has designated Rwanda’s Ministry of Defence and the Zigama Credit and Savings Society, alleging support for M23…
Africa
Ebola in DR Congo passes 10,000 cases as the WHO calls for sustained efforts
The Congolese Ministry of Health counts 10,141 cases and nearly 5,000 deaths, making this the DRC's largest Ebola outbreak and…
Africa
Kenya releases 20 Ebola contacts from quarantine as the WHO launches the TUMAINI vaccine trial in DR Congo
Twenty contacts of Kenya's first Ebola case were released after 21 days, with 98 still in quarantine, as a ring-vaccination…
Africa
Ebola in DR Congo reaches 9,765 cases and 4,727 deaths as the WHO warns against easing the response
UN agencies report 9,765 Ebola cases and 4,727 deaths in the DR Congo, with the Bundibugyo outbreak in eight provinces;…
Africa
Nigeria confirms first Ebola case as WHO tracks 44 contacts and the Congo outbreak spreads to an eighth province
WHO says a woman who travelled from Uganda tested positive for Ebola Bundibugyo virus in Abuja, the fifth country to…
Africa
Eastern DR Congo: UN envoy tells Security Council the situation “has continued to worsen” despite Washington and Doha tracks
Special Envoy Huang Xia told the Security Council on 13 October that conditions in eastern DR Congo keep deteriorating, as…
Africa
UN Security Council urges coordinated mediation on eastern DRC as ceasefire remains elusive
At the Security Council, UN envoy Huang Xia said talks in Washington and Doha are encouraging but that a genuine…