Long known as a virus confined to rural areas, mpox has reached Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

KINSHASA (Reuters) - The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo has died from injuries suffered on the frontline during an offensive by M23 rebels in the east, a government source and an internal UN report seen by Reuters confirmed on Friday.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has once again reignited its self-destructive cycle of denial, scapegoating, and political recklessness.

The United Nations is gravely concerned about the safety and security of civilians and internally displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

What is happening in the Democratic Republic of Congo? Over the years, the phenomenon of Kulunas - the gangs - had benefited from strong political protection. Today, the government of the country directly uses capital executions against urban gangs.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's president has cut short his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos as a deadly conflict escalates back home. Fighting has intensified in DR Congo's eastern region since the start of the year,

The Kinshasa-based National Centre for Epidemiological Intelligence seems a world away from the mega city's notoriously chaotic streets.Although unassuming from the outside, this building is the epicenter of the vast digital disease surveillance system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed alarm over the resumption of hostilities by the March 23 Movement (M2

The African Union's (AU) public health agency released an advisory Thursday noting that 5,842 cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) had been recorded in 21 countries, with 38 deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Africa (CDC Africa) warned of an upward trend,

Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a probe into the embezzlement of over $300 million from state miner Gecamines between 2012 and 2020, the justice ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Amnesty International has accused Congo’s army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely constitute war crimes.”

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