The Democratic Republic of Kongo

The Democratic Republic of Congo, where the deadly Ebola virus first appeared in 1976, has begun a countdown to the official end of its latest outbreak, this time in the east of the country, health officials said on Tuesday. The last patient to be treated for Ebola tested negative for the second time on Sunday, triggering a 42-day countdown from Monday, the World Health Organization's (WHO) DR Congo office said. The period represents twice the average maximum duration of Ebola's incubation, the Agence…

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) pushed ahead on Sunday with an election in which President Denis Sassou N'Guesso is generally expected to extend his 36 years in power, while the leading opposition candidate remained in hospital with COVID-19. The watchdog group NetBlocks reported an internet shutdown that began in the Central African country around midnight on election day. After voting, Sassou N'Guesso said the government was aware of opposition candidate Guy Brice Parfait Kolela's illness and…

A remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the oldest hotspots in the world. The plague has increased since the end of 2020 in a remote area on the borders of Uganda and Sudan. The plague was first detected in 1926 in the Ituri province, a remote area of ​​the northeastern DRC. The health service in the province says "Congolese hotspot is the oldest in the world." "The spread of the plague has not stopped since it was discovered. It appears and disappears. Now it has returned…

An Italian Carabinieri unit is expected in Congo on Tuesday to investigate the murder of the Italian ambassador to Congo, a Carabinieri officer and their driver in the country's troubled east. Congolese authorities and members of the UN mission in Congo are also expected in Goma, in eastern Congo, to investigate the killings. Luca Attanasio, the Congolese ambassador since 2017, Carabinieri officer Vittorio Iacovacci and their driver Moustapha Milambo were killed in an ambush on Monday as their world…