The Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, urgently needs more mpox vaccines to protect its high-risk population, according to the head of the national mpox response,…
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have reached an agreement on two new loan programmes totalling nearly $3 billion, the…
Foreign ministers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda met on Tuesday in Goma, North Kivu, to affirm the necessity of adhering to a…
Nearly 25% of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) are facing acute food insecurity due to conflict, displacement, and rising food costs, according…
Fighting has broken out between M23 rebels and government-aligned militia in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ending a fragile ceasefire that had held for…
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has called off a licensing round for 27 oil blocks initially launched in 2022 to access the country’s oil…
Rescue teams have recovered approximately 20 bodies after a boat carrying passengers and merchandise sank on Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported treating an “unprecedented” number of sexual violence victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2023. Last year, the organization assisted…
Authorities in DR Congo have announced the release of about 600 prisoners from the country’s central prison to alleviate overcrowding. The Justice Minister, Constant Mutamba, announced…
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will begin its vaccination campaign against mpox on October 2, the country’s public health institute has announced, following a surge…