The rapid spread of illness in the African country may be due to contaminated water, rather than a virus that jumped from bat ...

The outbreak began in January, with 419 cases recorded so far, and comes after another mystery illness killed 143 in December ...

The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is getting worse. In January, even before the Rwanda-backed M23 seized ...

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has stepped up efforts to improve vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by providing vital logistical support, including boats and ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a vast country in Africa with rich mineral deposits that have been fought over for decades. In recent months, the rebel group M23 has expanded its control in ...

Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu ...

Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback ...

Most of the world’s population is breathing polluted air, with only seven countries meeting World Health Organization ... India and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have the most polluted ...

The resurgence of Rwanda-backed insurgents in eastern Congo has reignited a decades-old conflict over ethnic rivalries, ...

Fewer than one in five global cities met World Health Organization air pollution standards in 2024 with Central and South ...