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Congolese authorities inaugurated a new treatment centre in the city of Kisangani as they race to ramp up surveillance, diagnostic and treatment capacity
Residents in the rebel-controlled city of Bukavu have been reeling in the aftermath of a fire that tore through two schools and proved deadly.
A devastating fire has struck the city of Bukavu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The blaze, which broke out in the densely populated Kadutu district, killed at least 24 schoolchildren and destroyed two schools as well as more than 300 homes, according to a provisional toll from local autho
Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of Bukavu.
The Ebola survivors’ association in Beni, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak, held an awareness-raising session for students as school resumed last week
DR CONGO · SECURITY Key Facts —The strikes The Congolese army carried out airstrikes on Tuesday evening, September 8, against positions held by the AFC/M23 rebellion at Malemo, in Masisi territory, and at Luola, in Walikale territory, the Kinshasa-based outlet Actualité.cd reported. —Why now The strikes followed days of ground fighting on the Masisi–Walikale frontier […] The post DR Congo’s Army Launches Airstrikes on M23 at the Masisi-Walikale Frontier appeared first on The Rio Times.
Intruders backed by soldiers are again operating illegally at one of the world’s biggest sources of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The International Monetary Fund is considering making pandemic preparedness reforms part of its financing program for the Democratic Republic of Congo, as the country’s worsening Ebola epidemic exposes weaknesses in how it funds and responds to health emergencies.
Kinshasa plans to charge for access to the geological information that guides billions of dollars of exploration, treating it as strategic national infrastructure. The post Congo Has Worked Out That the Map Is Worth More Than the Mine appeared first on The Rio Times.
World Food Programme Country Director David Stevenson said the response to Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo must go beyond health care alone.
Mining tycoon Robert Friedland said he’s fielding “unconventional interest,” including from US Big Tech, in Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.’s fast-expanding copper exploration project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, highlighting growing anxieties about future supplies of the key metal.
The policy comes as competition intensifies between the United States and China for access to critical minerals.
Solar-plus-battery plants built for copper mines are adding capacity equal to 63% of DR Congo's existing grid generation in a single year. The post Congo’s Copper Mines Are Building the Power Stations the State Never Could appeared first on The Rio Times.
DRC: The Pygmies of Beni survive far from their ancestral lands [Africanews Today]
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed more than 3,000 lives, according to latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO). To support the fight against Ebola, WHO is coordinating and funding the expansion of the Lita treatment centre in Ituri province.
In Beni, eastern DRC, families from the Indigenous Pygmee community are living in extreme hardship after fleeing violence attributed to the ADF. Since May 2026, they have found refuge in Boikene, far from their forests and traditional means of subsistence.
Twelve people have died after a fire ripped through a wedding party in the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said on Sunday.
After a six-year pause, the Kinshasa comics festival SABDAM returns in September 2026 with Senegal as guest of honor and a plan to link comics hubs across Africa. The post DR Congo: Kinshasa Comics Festival Returns After Six Years appeared first on The Rio Times.
As the Ebola epidemic continues to spread through eastern DR Congo, the death toll now stands at more than 3,000 people. Because of the risk of contagion, victims have to buried in accordance with strict protocols.
Law 26/034 creates a market watchdog and clears the way for the Kinshasa Stock Exchange, with first listings targeted for 2027. The post DR Congo Passes Law to Create Kinshasa Stock Exchange appeared first on The Rio Times.
Authorities have launched an investigation into a fire that killed 22 people at a wedding party in Kinshasa, DR Congo.
A fire at a wedding party in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa left at least 22 people dead, the regional mayor said on Saturday. Several others were injured. The fire started on Friday night and continued into early Saturday in a building in Lingwala in northern Kinshasa. The building’s narrow hallways were constricted by people trying to escape the fire. Several people - some alive and some dead - were laid by the roadside as attendees tried to help those who were still...
In eastern DR Congo, Ebola burial teams are racing against time as the outbreak continues to spread. They face a dangerous mission: safely burying victims while dealing with distrust and threats from local communities. The response is further complicated by the ongoing rebel conflict in the region.
Roche Holding AG plans to deploy new laboratory equipment in the epicenter of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola epidemic as authorities struggle to contain a virus that has repeatedly outrun the response.
DR Congo has renewed its pledge to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.