World Aug 11 Rainforests in the Congo Basin are under threat as the DRC opens land to oil, gas drilling By William Brangham, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Satvi Sunkara
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. By Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press
Health Jan 16 Watch 8:12 Despite outbreak, Ebola treatment and vaccine represent ‘resounding scientific success’ Recently, the FDA formally approved the first vaccine to prevent the Ebola virus. The advance comes at a crucial time, as Democratic Republic of Congo is suffering an outbreak that has lasted over a year and a half and sickened… By Monica Villamizar
World Aug 03 Watch 8:53 A year after outbreak, Ebola has killed hundreds in the DRC It’s been one year since the Ebola epidemic outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. So far, more than 2,400 cases have been detected and over 1,700 people have died from Ebola. Richard Preston’s new book “Crisis in the Red… By PBS NewsHour
Jan 27 Watch 25:01 January 27, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 27, government employees prepare to head back to work while the deadlock for funding a border wall continues, and a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the deadliest in the… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 4:02 Ebola patients stranded by violence in Democratic Republic of Congo By PBS NewsHour An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing, the World Health Organization said Friday, having killed 436 of more than 700 infected. This region also volatile, where health workers are attacked and armed conflict is preventing emergency… Continue watching
May 21 Will lessons learned from the 2014 Ebola outbreak prevent more deaths in Congo? By Larisa Epatko The spread of Ebola in West Africa in 2014-2016 was the worst outbreak since the disease's discovery. Here's how international health agencies are responding this time. Continue reading
May 23 ICC convicts second war criminal since 2003 mandate By Diane Jeanty Congolese warlord Germain Katanga is now the International Criminal Court’s second conviction since it was mandated to bring the worst international criminals to justice 11 years ago. Continue reading
Dec 14 10 Congolese Youth on Why They Voted – or Didn’t By Extra DA Congolese youth share their views about why they voted in December 2011 elections and whether or not they felt it mattered. Continue reading