World Dec 08 131 civilians killed by rebels in eastern Congo, says UN The findings published this week in a preliminary investigation by the United Nations, accuses M23 rebels of killing men, women and children in two villages in Congo's Rutshuru territory in North Kivu province last month.
World Sep 28 Panel finds 80 alleged abuse cases tied to WHO’s Congo work The report exposes the most widescale sexual wrongdoing linked to a U.N. institution in years, harkening back to the dark years when blue-helmeted peacekeepers were regularly accused of and found to have misused their positions for sexual misconduct.
World May 27 Thousands evacuate Congo’s Goma amid renewed volcano threat Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the city of Goma in eastern Congo fearing another volcanic eruption by Mount Nyiragongo, which spewed lava near the city last week.
World May 11 Internal emails reveal World Health Organization knew of sex abuse claims in Congo After facing allegations that some of its staffers were involved in sexual abuse in Congo, WHO leaders said they had no further details. An AP investigation found that senior management was not only informed of alleged sexual misconduct, but was…
World Jun 25 Congo announces end to 2nd deadliest Ebola outbreak ever Eastern Congo marked an official end Thursday to the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which killed 2,280 people over nearly two years.
World Apr 25 Ambush near Congo’s Virunga park kills 12 rangers, 5 others An ambush near the renowned Virunga Park in eastern Congo has killed 12 rangers who helped guard some of the world’s last remaining mountain gorillas in the wild, authorities said Friday.
World Jul 18 Congo to combat Ebola by enforcing mandatory emergency health measures Congolese soldiers and police will enforce hand-washing and fever checks now that the deadly Ebola outbreak has been declared an international health emergency.
World Jun 12 5-year-old Ugandan boy dies of Ebola as outbreak spreads beyond Congo There have been three confirmed cases in Uganda for the highly contagious disease that has killed nearly 1,400 in Congo.
World Apr 30 Congo Ebola cases hit record for most reported in single day Health experts are expressing growing alarm about the number of people sickened with the Ebola virus who are never reaching treatment centers, allowing the disease to spread to caregivers and countless others.
World Dec 30 Congo voters barred over Ebola vote anyway, by the thousands Thousands of men and women gathered in Beni on Sunday to cast paper ballots despite a electoral commission decision to ban an estimated 1 million people from voting in areas affected by a deadly Ebola outbreak.