DAKAR - Democratic Republic of Congo authorities are investigating 12 possible cases of the deadly Ebola virus in its northwest, Africa's main health body said on Thursday, though first tests had come up negative.

Staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to halt all communication with the World Health Organization.

The State Department is urging Americans not to visit and to leave the Democratic Republic of the Congo as rebellion intensifies.

A potential Ebola outbreak has been reported in the DRC, at a time when the Trump administration has paused communication with the WHO.

Mr Kaseya highlighted the impact of a recent 90-day pause on US foreign assistance, compounding ongoing challenges in DRC, where conflict in Goma had escalated alongside suspected Ebola cases, Mpox, a

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, condemned the serious violations of human rights, the attacks on displaced persons, and the increase in ethnic violence. Goma's hospitals are overwhelmed,

Calling for sustained calm, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says health workers ready to offer humanitarian health relief - Anadolu Ajansı

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, condemned the serious violations of human rights, the attacks on displaced persons, and the increase in ethnic violence. Goma's hospitals are overwhelmed,

The volatile situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo has a long history. Here's what you need to know.

Jan 22 (EFE/EPA) – The NGO Save the Children reported on Wednesday that nearly 120,000 children have been forced to flee their homes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since the beginning of 2025 due to a surge in fighting between the army and rebel groups.

The group's capture of most of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, is a dramatic escalation in a region that has seen decades of conflict involving multiple armed groups.

Kaseya said the mpox vaccine has been well received in countries that have deployed the vaccine, including in the DRC. He said there is enough supply to shift the vaccine approach beyond contacts of contacts of confirmed cases to now cover whole regions where cases are reported.