BUKAVU, Congo — Hundreds of people gathered on Monday at a mass funeral in eastern Congo to mourn 27 young victims of a fire that engulfed two schools, as families wept and officials laid down wreaths and made speeches. Hundreds gather in eastern Congo to mourn victims of school fires A fire swept through two … Read more
ABUJA, Nigeria — Authorities in eastern Congo are shifting to a village-centered approach to fight the Ebola outbreakAfrica’s top public health agency said Thursday, as the virus continues to spread faster than efforts to track and contain it. 5 challenges Congo faces in containing its fast-moving Ebola outbreak The Africa Centers for Disease Control and … Read more
Forty thousand cubic meters of fresh water flows from the Congo into the Atlantic Ocean every second. A new study tracks where this is headed. The Congo River releases approximately 40,000 cubic meters of fresh water into the Atlantic Ocean every second. This makes it the second largest river in the world. But once a … Read more
Doctors fight against the disease Ebola epidemic The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing growing challenges as attacks on health facilities and fleeing patients disrupt the response in the country’s northeast, Reuters reported.At least three such incidents have been reported so far in Ituri province, where the first Ebola case was detected. Two attacks on … Read more