Democratic Republic Congo News » Congo Central News Democratic Republic Congo » Congo-Central » Social: How Rebels in Congo Could Use Ebola to Consolidate Their Power
A violent militia that controls large swaths of Congolese territory in the east may use the virus to try to bolster its authority. By Ruth Maclean and Justin Makangara The Democratic Republic of Congo ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Congo-Central » Social: DR Congo's Riverboat Economy - How a Floating Transport System Tells the Country's Story
Road transportation in the Democratic Republic of Congo has received much scholarly attention. Some studies have examined the urban landscape (p.142). Others have studied transportation in the context ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Congo-Central » Social: Migrants in Mayotte: France sets its sights on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congolese nationals now make up the largest group of asylum seekers in the archipelago. This situation has frustrated the French government, which has threatened to use the controversial 'bonus-malus ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Congo-Central » Social: Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo
By Clement Bonnerot DAKAR, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Congo-Central » Social: DR Congo Ebola outbreak surges past 6000 cases as death toll nears 3000
The Democratic Republic of the Congo faces the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic in recorded history. Official figures released Monday confirm more than 6,000 cases and 2,911 deaths. Health authorities ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Congo-Central » Social: Ebola death toll in DR Congo surpasses 1,000
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo—More than 1,000 people have died of Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to official figures released Thursday, with the outbreak showing no ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Congo-Central » Social: How Ebola became the deadliest outbreak in DR Congo’s history
Conflict, delayed detection, and mistrust are complicating efforts to contain the virus in eastern DR Congo.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Congo-Central » Social: Only the Right Tests Can Stop This Ebola Outbreak. Congo Has Hardly Any.
A chronic lack of investment in development of better tests has left clinicians blind and allows deadly viruses to spread unchecked. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen reports on global health, ...