Sep 26 Congo accuses Rwanda before an East Africa court of helping rebels fight Congolese forces By Sukhdev Chhatbar, Associated Press A regional court in East Africa opened proceedings on Thursday in a case filed by Congo against neighboring Rwanda, accusing it of violating Congo's sovereignty and territorial integrity by sending troops to help rebels in the country's east. Continue reading
Sep 13 Congo military court sentences 3 U.S. citizens and 34 others to death on coup charges By Jean-Yves Kamale, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press The U.S. State Department has not declared the three Americans wrongfully detained, making it unlikely that U.S. officials would try to negotiate their return. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 6:01 Why it’s so difficult to get mpox vaccines to areas facing an outbreak By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant The Democratic Republic of Congo received its first delivery of mpox vaccines. It comes nearly a month after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Mpox has infected an estimated 18,000 people and… Continue watching
Sep 05 First batch of mpox vaccines arrive in Congo as health officials say 3 million doses needed By Associated Press Authorities in Congo say the first batch of mpox vaccine has arrived in Congo’s capital, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. Continue reading
Sep 03 At least 129 dead after chaos erupts during attempted jailbreak at Congo prison By Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press Congolese authorities say that an attempted jailbreak in the country's main prison left 129 people dead, including some who were shot and others who died in a stampede at the overcrowded facility. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 6:02 News Wrap: Golan Heights damaged by Hezbollah rocket attack on Israel In our news wrap Wednesday, Hezbollah fired more than 50 rockets toward Israel, Congo health authorities reported more than 1,000 mpox cases in the last week, divers recovered five more bodies from the luxury yacht that sank off Sicily’s coast,… Continue watching
Aug 14 Mpox outbreaks in Africa declared global health emergency by WHO as new form of virus spreads By Maria Cheng, Associated Press The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency. Cases are confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries, and a new form of the virus is spreading. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 7:44 Escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo fuels growing humanitarian crisis By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn Years of violence between factions vying for control in the Democratic Republic of Congo have internally displaced 5.7 million people, according to the United Nations. Since 1996, fighting in the region has led to about 6 million deaths. Ali Rogin… Continue watching
May 03 M23 rebels seize key smartphone mineral mining town in eastern Congo By Christina Malkia, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press The decadeslong conflict in eastern Congo has produced one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with over 100 armed groups fighting for control of the mineral-rich area near the border with Rwanda. Continue reading
May 02 A new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo’s biggest outbreak By Maria Cheng, Christina Malkia, Associated Press Scientists say a new form of mpox detected in a mining town in Congo might more easily spread among people. Already, Congo is seeing its biggest mpox outbreak with more than 4,500 suspected infections and nearly 300 deaths. Continue reading