Mount Nyiragongo: Half a million without water in DR Congo – charity

Displaced people – including children – have been seen queuing to get drinking water at a temporary camp in Sake – Reuters Nearly 500,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been left without clean drinking water after a … Read More

DRC volcano: More than 100 children missing, earthquakes hit bordering area, Rwanda

Congolese residents of Goma flee from Mount Nyiragongo volcano as it erupts over Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo Saturday evening. File Photo by Kinsella Cunningham/EPA-EFE Congolese residents of Goma arrive in Rwanda Sunday after fleeing from Mount Nyiragongo volcano … Read More

Ebola survivors face increased risk of death

A worker from the World Health Organization (WHO) prepares to administer Ebola vaccination during the launch of an experimental vaccine in Mbandaka, north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 21, 2018. File Photo by EPA-EFE/STR The overall death rate … Read More

Immigration officials see drastic rise in number of African migrants arriving at US-Mexico border

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Valerie and her son took a walk around this city’s downtown area on Monday after spending three months on a treacherous trek from Brazil, through Central America to Texas. Valerie, a Congolese woman, fled her war-torn country with her family and … Read More

Ebola WARNING: Outbreak could spiral out of control – expert reveals ‘WORST CASE SCENARIO’

THE EBOLA outbreak currently raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is in danger of spiralling out of control as a result of an ongoing election dispute, which health officials say is damaging public trust in the authorities. Global health … Read More

Yellow fever: UN aims to eradicate disease from Africa by 2026

The UN and partners have launched a plan to vaccinate 1 billion people against yellow fever in Africa. A mass vaccination campaign in West Africa is a model to eliminate the disease. Nearly 1 billion people in Africa will be … Read More

Pope Francis, In Easter Message, Says “Defenceless” Being Killed In Holy Land

Pope Francis called for peace for “the entire world”. Pope Francis spoke a day after the Syrian army command said it regained most of Eastern Ghouta. Pope Francis begged for peace for “the entire world”, beginning with Syria (Reuters) VATICAN … Read More