WHO approves first mpox test for faster diagnoses | Health News
The ‘real time PCR test’ will enable the detection of the virus by swabbing human skin lesions.The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the use…
At least 78 people killed after boat capsizes in DRC | News
At least 58 rescued, as official warns death toll could rise after boat carrying 278 people sinks.At least 78 people have died after a boat…
DR Congo accuses Rwanda of aiding armed groups in East African court case | News
DRC accuses Rwanda of violating its sovereignty and territorial integrity by sending troops to help armed groups.The East African Court of Justice has started proceedings…
British citizen among 37 people sentenced to death in DR Congo after ‘attempt to overthrow president & attacking ally’
A BRITISH citizen is among the 37 people who were sentenced to death over an attempt to overthrow the president of the Democratic Republic of…
Africa CDC urges Western countries to boost funding for mpox response | Health News
Health agency reports 107 deaths and 3,160 new cases over the last week, says toll ‘not acceptable’.The head of the African Union’s health agency has…
Mpox crisis: Why do African countries struggle to make or buy vaccines? | Health News
After months of delay due to logistics, the first sets of mpox vaccines have finally begun arriving in Democratic Republic of the Congo, donated by…
Mpox and the dangers of treating some lives as disposable | Health
It has been a year since the first outbreak of a new more deadly variant of the mpox virus was first reported in central Africa.…
DR Congo receives first shipment of mpox vaccines | Health
NewsFeedThe Democratic Republic of the Congo has received its first batch of mpox vaccines, which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that has…
DRC says 129 killed in attempted escape from country’s biggest prison | Prison News
Interior Minister Shabani Lukoo says 24 people were shot dead while others suffocated in the crowd.Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have…
Gunfire heard in DRC’s biggest prison after attempted jail break | Prison News
Authorities say the security forces have the situation under control, but the number of casualties is unclear.The government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
What role have artists played in Kenya’s antigovernment protests? | African Union
We discuss the role of musicians and influencers in the ongoing protests against the Kenyan government.In the second part of our episode on Kenya’s antigovernment…
DR Congo no longer expects to receive mpox vaccines this week | Health News
DRC had hoped to receive a first round of vaccine deliveries this week as virus spreads.The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) says it no…
What is mpox and how do you protect yourself? | Health
NewsFeedThe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says mpox has been detected in at least 13 African countries, and cases have been confirmed in…
After COVID and Ebola, doctors take on mpox amid conflict in eastern DRC | Health News
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – It’s dawn at the mpox treatment site at Nyiragongo General Referral Hospital, north of the city of Goma,…
Mpox cases confirmed in Europe, Asia amid global ‘public health emergency’ | Health
NewsFeedExperts say the ‘clade one’ mpox variant at the centre of a newly declared global health emergency is deadlier than a strain that spread two…
WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency | World Health Organization News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), its highest level of alert, due to a new variant…
‘We are all on the front line’: DR Congo’s young women rebels take on M23 | Conflict News
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Marie Byamwungu fiddles with the overlong sleeves of her camouflage shirt, the military uniform hanging like a costume…
DR Congo military court sentences 26 armed group members to death | Conflict News
The Congolese government in March had lifted a moratorium on the death penalty that was in place since 2003.A military court in the Democratic Republic…
WHO calls emergency meeting to discuss jump in mpox cases from DRC | Health News
Nearly 27,000 cases of mpox have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with about 1,100 deaths.The World Health Organization (WHO) has called an…
At least four killed as fighting in DRC continues despite truce: Report | Conflict News
The US had announced a humanitarian truce between Kinshasa and the M23 rebel group on July 5.Two children and two teenagers have been killed in…