Ebola Outbreak In DRC: What You Need To Know
By: International Rescue Committee Last updated: October 22, 2026 Source: International Rescue Committee DRC’s Ebola outbreak has passed 9,500 cases and 4,600 deaths. The Bundibugyo strain behind this outbreak has no approved vaccine. Aid cuts, conflict and mistrust are enabling the virus to spread undetected. The IRC is protecting health workers and rebuilding community trust. As Ebola cases spread across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the International Rescue C
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DR Congo,South Kivu: 12,000 households displaced by civil war
Actualité.cd October 21, 2026 Thousands of residents of Kaziba, in the territory of Walungu, in South Kivu fleeing clashes between the RFN and the FARDC supported by the wazalendo are traveling to neighboring chiefdoms and villages, local sources report. According to figures provided by local sources, more than 12,000 households have fled the fighting which has lasted for more than a week. "The displaced are very numerous, more than 12,000 households", a local development org
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UN Warns Fighting Persists In DR Congo Despite Peace Efforts
By APA Kinshasa October 15, 2026 Source: APA News Despite diplomatic initiatives led by the United States, Qatar and the African Union, fighting continues in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), where the security and humanitarian situation remains alarming, the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Huang Xia, told the Security Council on Tuesday. “A genuine ceasefire remains elusive,” the UN official said, citing continued clashes in DR Congo, particularly
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Ex-DRC President Kabila’s Alliance With M23 Rebels
By Shola Lawal Published On 14, 2026 Kabila’s move confirms numerous accusations from the government in Kinshasa of his ties to armed rebels. Former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Joseph Kabila walks back into his house after posing for a group photo with religious leaders at one of his residences in Goma on May 29, 2025 [Jospin Mwisha/AFP] Former President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has officially allied with armed rebel gr
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Explainer: Will a new leader and a new name boost the rebellion in eastern Congo?
Reuters Clement Bonnerot October 16, 2026 Democratic Republic of Congo's former President Joseph Kabila talks as he holds discussion with the religious leaders to help find a "solution" to the crisis in the country's eastern regions, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized significant territory, in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi Former president Kabila named head of Rwanda-backed group Move puts a high-profile Congoles
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Oct 16
UN Says ‘Window Of Opportunity’ For Peace In DRC
The envoy lauds the progress in diplomatic efforts despite the worsening security and humanitarian situation. By AFP Published On 14 Oct 2026 Armed security personnel keep watch during a collective memorial service organised by the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) and the M23 armed group in Masisi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on January 8, 2026 [Moise Kasereka/EPA] A senior United Nations official has told the Security Council there is a “window of opportunity” f
African Union Delegation Meets Congo Rebels, Calls for Continued Peace Efforts
Reuters October 7, 2026 Former Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Ethiopia's President Sahle-Work Zewde, both African Union facilitators, attend a meeting as part of mediation efforts to discuss the peace process in efforts to negotiate an end to the war with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, October 5, 2026. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi Former Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Ethiopia's President Sahle-Wor
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Oct 9
DRC: New Masisi Fighting as AU Rushes to Save Ceasefire
By Africa News and Malaika Elysee, AFP October 8, 2026 A first delegation to verify the ceasefire between the Congolese army and M23 was deployed to the region in late August New fighting broke out Wednesday in Masisi, in eastern DR Congo, a day after the African Union Panel of Facilitators visited Goma. The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been riven by decades of conflict, with myriad armed groups fighting over its mineral-rich territory, including the M23. The Rwan
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Oct 9
DRC: Ebola Jeopardising Education For 100,000s Of Children
Hundreds of thousands of children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are having their education disrupted by the largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak in the country’s history, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). By Norwegian Refugee Council Published 06. Oct 2026 NRC distributing hygiene kits as part of virus prevention and control efforts in Ituri Province, eastern DR Congo. Photo: NRC Press release DR Congo School operations and pupil attendance are being
Burundi: WFP Needs $30 Million To Feed DRC Refugees
By Rédaction Africanews and AP October 8, 2026 A Congolese woman refugee sits with others at the Nkamira transit centre for refugees in western Rwanda Saturday, May 5, 2012. - Copyright © africanews Copyright 2012 AP. All rights reserved. The World Food Programme is seeking more than $30 million to maintain food assistance for Congolese refugees in Burundi, warning that supplies could run out as early as October 2026 without additional funding. The WFP said on July 24 that it
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Oct 8
China’s Quest for Critical Minerals Comes With Abuse
Allegations of worker violence and environmental harm surround China’s mineral projects on the continent By ADF September 29, 2026 Millions of liters of toxic effluent flowed from a breach in the tailings dam at the Sino-Metals Leach copper mine in Zambia in February 2025. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS As China has expanded its investment in mineral mining projects on the continent, allegations of environmental and human rights abuses have risen at an alarming rate. The Business and H
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DRC: M23 abuses miners, traffics gold and coltan to Rwanda
Amnesty International reports that Rwanda-backed M23 fighters abused artisanal miners in eastern DRC while facilitating the trafficking of gold and coltan into Rwanda.
