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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement expresses concern over attack on Red Cross volunteers in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
International Committee of the Red Cross
Kinshasa/Nairobi/Geneva, 5 June 2026 – The DRC Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are deeply shocked by the attack on Red Cross volunteers...
International Group Expresses Alarm for Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo
MENAFN
(MENAFN) The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes expressed alarm Friday over the continuing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the country struggles with a growing Ebola outbreak.
WHO Signals Hope in DRC Ebola Fight as Key Challenges Linger
MENAFN
(MENAFN) The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Wednesday that coordinated international efforts are beginning to turn the tide against the active Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), even as significant hurdles...
IOM Urges Cross-Border Coordination to Contain Ebola Outbreak in DRC, Uganda
MENAFN
(MENAFN) According to reports, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has called on governments and international partners to strengthen cross-border coordination in response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of...
China Dispatches Ebola Expert Team to DRC
MENAFN
(MENAFN) China has dispatched a specialized medical team to the Democratic Republic of Congo to bolster the fight against a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak that the World Health Organization has designated a public health emergency of international...
DRC Says No Plans to Close Schools Amid Ebola Outbreak
MENAFN
(MENAFN) The Congolese government has ruled out shutting down schools in the country's outbreak-stricken eastern provinces, even as the deadly Ebola virus has claimed the lives of at least five students since the current surge began in mid-May, a...
China Warns Citizens as Ebola Outbreak Kills Hundreds in DRC
MENAFN
(MENAFN) China has issued a formal travel warning urging its citizens to avoid non-essential trips to the Democratic Republic of Congo following a rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak that has left a trail of suspected deaths across the Central...
DRC Names Lumiere, Its Sovereign Carbon Registry, with Full Unveiling Set for the GEF Assembly
EIN Presswire
Announced alongside Ecosperity Week, the Democratic Republic of Congo signals the next step in governing its forests and carbon as sovereign assets SINGAPORE, May 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Democratic Republic of Congo has named Lumiere...
Canadian Pilot Joins Global Emergency Response as DRC Ebola Outbreak Surpasses 1,000 Cases
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
GUELPH, ON, May 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A Canadian pilot with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) Canada has successfully executed a critical evacuation flight from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The vital mission comes...
Rwanda Imposes New Entry Restrictions for Travelers from DRC
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Rwanda moved decisively on Friday to strengthen border protections against the spreading Ebola outbreak in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), imposing sweeping new entry restrictions for travelers arriving from the...
Three Red Cross Volunteers Die from Ebola in DRC
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Three Red Cross volunteers have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) confirmed Saturday — marking the first recorded fatalities of...
Ebola Crisis Amplifies Humanitarian Emergency in DRC
MENAFN
(MENAFN) A coalition of Western governments and the European Union urgently appealed Friday for warring factions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to stand down and allow emergency responders to combat a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak...
Global Power Solutions Corp. Submits Expression of Interest for 15 MW Waste-to-Energy Project in Democratic Republic of Congo
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Power Solutions Corp. (TSX Venture Exchange: PWER; Frankfurt Stock Exchanges: NJA) (“Global Power” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has submitted an Expression of...
DRC Congratulates Sarah Eddy, William Savitt, and the Wachtell and Morrison Foerster Trial Team on Their Victory for OpenAI in Musk, et al. v. Altman, et al.
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
OAKLAND, Calif., May 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DRC congratulates its clients Sarah Eddy, William Savitt, and the entire trial team at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Morrison Foerster for their successful defense on behalf of Sam Altman,...
Jordan Announces Ban on DRC, Uganda Travelers After Ebola Outbreak
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Jordan has imposed an immediate temporary travel ban blocking entry to nationals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, as the deadly Ebola virus continues its dangerous spread across both nations, authorities announced...
Aid cuts left DRC exposed to Ebola – Oxfam is mounting a response
Oxfam
Reacting to the World Health Organization’s declaration of the Ebola outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) — with over 400 suspected cases and 89 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo — Dr. Manenji Mangudu,...
Aid cuts left DRC blind to Ebola – Oxfam is mounting a response
Oxfam
Reacting to the World Health Organization’s declaration of the Ebola outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) — with over 400 suspected cases and 89 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo — Dr. Manenji Mangudu,...
Ebola Outbreak Kills 131 in DRC
MENAFN
(MENAFN) At least 131 suspected fatalities and 513 probable infections have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's latest Ebola outbreak, DRC Health Minister Roger Kamba disclosed Tuesday during a special briefing in Kinshasa...
WHO Declares Ebola Emergency as DRC Death Toll Hits 139
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Close to 600 suspected Ebola infections and no fewer than 139 suspected fatalities have been recorded in the latest outbreak sweeping eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) disclosed Wednesday, as...
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi Signals Strategic Shift Toward the United States
EIN Presswire
HUNTERSVILLLE, NC, UNITED STATES, May 7, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- During a high-profile press conference held yesterday in Kinshasa, President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo delivered a clear public declaration that the Democratic Republic...
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