Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Contipharma launches Loop Mediated Amplification Mpox detection test 

World leading health organizations have warned on the endemic cases of the virus in DRC ; Contipharma’s rapid in...

Equity Group partners with UNHCR and WFP to transform lives

Equity has partnered with the World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to implement...

DRC: First liquefied natural gas carrier unveiled paving the way for major gas exportation

The launch of the Republic of the Congo's first LNG carrier, emerging from the nation's premier Congo LNG Project,...

More than 5% of children displaced as conflict forces people from their homes in DRC

More than 5% of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo area now displaced after the number of people...

UNECA urges African countries to prioritize green mineral value chains for sustainable industrialization

To meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, the SDGs and Africa’s Agenda 2063, the world must decarbonize...

Measles: The never-ending fight against one of the world’s most contagious diseases

Every two to three years, measles outbreaks affect tens or even hundreds of thousands of children in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Last year was...

Pope Francis should call on leaders to address impunity in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan

Responding to the news that Pope Francis begins a 6-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and...

Fighting preventable deaths through community care in DRC’s conflict-hit mining town of Salamabila

Tcheusi, five years old, is suffering from malaria symptoms. “She had been suffering from malaise and high fever for...

Thousands fleeing violence in DRC’s North Kivu urgently need aid

Tens of thousands of people have sought safety in informal camps in Kanyaruchinya and the surrounding areas, 10 km...

In the DRC violence deprives millions of mothers and children of life-saving care

Violent attacks on civilians continue in Ituri Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). To date, nearly...

DRC: Human rights commissioner calls for end to tensions, protection of civilians amid renewed hostilities

United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called for urgent de-escalation of tensions in the...

Kenya has issued an alert following a reported case of Ebola in neighbouring Uganda

Kenya's ministry of health has issued an alert to all counties across the country following the reported Ebola outbreak...