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Two Ebola-related deaths confirmed in eastern Congo displacement camp - UN refugee agency
The two victims were internally displaced people living in the Kpangba camp, which hosts 30,000 refugees, UNHCR said in the report published on Thursday.
Health Ministry prepares Israel’s hospitals in event of Ebola case amid Central Africa outbreak
Scientists race to develop Ebola vaccine amid DRC outbreak
Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say
Latest outbreak of Ebola in central Africa prompts global health emergency
DRC and WHO officials have identified over 500 cases in the DRC and recorded one confirmed death from the disease in neighboring Uganda as of Wednesday.
American tests positive for Ebola in Congo outbreak, CDC says US risk remains low
"The person developed symptoms over the weekend and tested positive late Sunday," Dr. Satish Pillai, the incident manager for the agency's Ebola response, told reporters on a media call.
Trump considering plan to send Afghan refugees who helped US to Congo - NYT
AfghanEvac President Shawn VanDiver criticized the move, describing it as giving the refugees a choice between "the world’s number one refugee crisis to the world’s number two refugee crisis.”
Dutch prosecutors drop Samos case against Israeli businessman Dan Gertler
The decision adds to a broader pattern of legal cases falling away around Gertler after years of scrutiny tied to mining deals in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo, official says
"More than 200 people were victims of this landslide, including miners, children, and market women. Some people were rescued just in time and have serious injuries," the governor's spokesperson said.
Endangered hope: Rare mountain gorilla twins born in war-ravaged Virunga National Park, Congo
The birth of the two male gorillas to a mother named Mafuko was discovered on January 3, and the twins "appeared to be in healthy condition at the time of the observation," Virunga Park reported.
UK secures migrant return deal with Angola, Namibia as DRC faces visa curbs
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said Britain could escalate measures to a complete halting of visas for the DRC unless "co-operation rapidly improves."
Rebel group M23 takes control of Congo town, in blow to peace talks in Africa
The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Uvira on Thursday, endangering peace efforts in the region.
Congo’s Ebola outbreak contained, health officials declare
Congolese health officials declared the Ebola outbreak over after the DRC used a revamped national surveillance system to rapidly contain transmission in Kasai Province.
At least 19 people die in Congo boat accident
The boat had left the village of Kiri for the capital Kinshasa when it capsized on Thursday night, local government and civil society sources said.
