The latest local news from Kongo-Kinshasa, in English.
The Ebola outbreak in Congo-Kinshasa is growing. The spread of the deadly virus has likely been going on under the radar for a long time. "At least several weeks, probably months," says Esther Sterk, who is on site in Congo-Kinshasa for Doctors Without Borders, to TT.
WorldAuthorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo say the death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak has now risen to 204 people.
WorldThe United States is demanding that the Democratic Republic of the Congo's World Cup team be isolated for three weeks before entering the country to take part in the World Cup.
SportsThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to an area in South Kivu province controlled by the M23 rebel movement, a spokesperson for the group said.
ConflictsBoth the death toll and the number of cases are rising after the Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The outbreak now risks spreading to neighboring countries. "We must be very fast and act now. We know what is needed, and they are fairly simple interventions," says Johan von Schreeb, professor of global disaster medicine.
WorldIt could take up to nine months before a vaccine is in place against the variant of Ebola now spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) says, according to the BBC.
WorldSwedish airports will put up signs to inform and warn about the ongoing spread of Ebola in Central Africa, reports Ekot on Swedish Radio.
SwedenAround 200 Swedish citizens are in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, countries affected by the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
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