Democratic Republic of Congo

As the world grapples with the spread of novel coronavirus, in remote western DR Congo, officials are fighting a deadly outbreak of measles. More than 6,000 people have died from measles in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a year, the…

The UN set itself a daunting challenge this week aimed at improving the lives of displaced people, reining in climate change and even preventing conflict: to bring electric power to all refugee camps by 2030. The target is enormously…

A small plane carrying 19 passengers and crew crashed on takeoff Sunday into a densely populated area of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the airline and witnesses said. The Dornier-228 aircraft had been headed for Beni, 350…

The Democratic Republic of Congo announced a coalition government Monday, seven months after the inauguration of new President Felix Tshisekedi. “The government is finally here. The president has signed the decree and we will begin work…

Rwanda has shut its frontier with the Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo after a third case of the deadly virus was detected in the border city of Goma, the Congolese presidency said Thursday. In a statement, it said there had been a…

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday insisted his country was safe for travellers, after the kidnapping of a US tourist, but vowed to further strengthen security in national parks. The American woman and her experienced safari…

Efforts to curb the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst Ebola outbreak are stumbling, medical charity MSF warned Thursday, blaming the role of the security forces in the response and their “toxic” relations with local communities. Seven…

Uganda has intensified Ebola screening at Entebbe International Airport to prevent the disease from spreading from the neighbouring eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Emmanuel Ainebyoona, ministry of health spokesperson, told Xinhua …

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, on Wednesday said Nigeria ranked 11 among the 20 countries in the world with highest prevalence of child marriage. Mr Edward Kallon, UN Resident Coordinator in…

In a bid to cut down import and distributions cost, Bralirwa, the Rwandan subsidiary of Heineken NV has announced it will start making the Heineken brand locally from next month. This was made known  in a statement issued by the…