The rapid spread of illness in the African country may be due to contaminated water, rather than a virus that jumped from bat ...

The World Health Organization is investigating "another cluster of illness" in northern Congo, as a deadly mystery disease spreads in the region.

The outbreak began in January, with 419 cases recorded so far, and comes after another mystery illness killed 143 in December ...

Fighting by Islamic State and other terrorist groups over minerals and power has led to widespread killings and rape in the ...

The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is getting worse. In January, even before the Rwanda-backed M23 seized ...

More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has stepped up efforts to improve vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a multifaceted crisis, with violence, disease, and war plaguing the nation. This ...

The resurgence of Rwanda-backed insurgents in eastern Congo has reignited a decades-old conflict over ethnic rivalries, ...

Thousands have been killed and 700,000 displaced this year, after Rwandan troops and M23 rebels invaded eastern Congo.

Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback ...