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Burundi begins Ebola vaccination for health officials

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Burundi has started vaccinating its health workers against Ebola as it makes efforts to prevent the spread of the disease into its territory. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday that the vaccination is happening near Burundi’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Burundi has not reported of any Ebola cases but does not want to taken by… Read More
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Ebola vaccine trial begins in Uganda as virus spreads

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A trial of an experimental Ebola vaccine has started in Uganda as efforts continue to prevent spread of the virus. Health officials in Uganda said the trial started on Monday to deal with a disease that has killed more than 1,800 people in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. The MVA-BN vaccine was developed by Johnson&Johnson and will last for two… Read More
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Opinion: Ebola in Congo – incompetence, mistrust and greed

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This Thursday marks a sad anniversary. One year ago, on August 1, 2018, the Ebola epidemic broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With a death toll today of almost 1,800, it has become one of the worst epidemics since Ebola was discovered in 1976. The worst occurred in 2014, when the virus caused the death of more than… Read More
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Rwanda shuts border with DR Congo over Ebola outbreak

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Rwanda has now closed its border with DR Congo as it makes efforts to prevent any spread of Ebola into its territory. This closure is coming after at least two people died from the virus in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, near the Rwandan border. DR Congo’s presidency said on Thursday that Rwandan authorities closed the border between Goma… Read More
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DR Congo: Ebola patient ‘escapes from treatment centre’

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An Ebola patient under treatment in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reportedly escaped from the treatment centre. Local officials say the patient tested positive for the virus and was being treated. News website Actualité reports that DR Congo’s health ministry confirmed the incident. The Ebola treatment centre is located in Lubero, in North Kivu province. Authorities say the patient… Read More
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Ebola crisis: Saudi Arabia bans pilgrims from DR Congo

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The current Ebola outbreak has forced Saudi Arabia to suspend the granting of visas to pilgrims from the Democratic Republic of Congo. That means pilgrims from the central African country cannot undertake the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, DR Congo’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. The ministry said the decision was however reached on the back of the… Read More

Vision GRAM-International : Impunity to Justice in DR Congo

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Posted on May 12, 2014 by Vision GRAM International By: Victor Amisi, Executive Director Vision GRAM International  (Ottawa, May 10) -Since the wars in DR Congo, women and girls were victims of rape and sexual violence. Acts committed in violation of international human rights law and humanitarian law.  Efforts were made to put an end to barbaric acts committed by all armed groups.… Read More

UN approves DR Congo ‘intervention brigade’

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  Security Council unanimously approves first-ever “offensive” brigade to battle rebel groups in DR Congo.         Brigade has been established to serve for one year “on an exceptional basis and without creating a precedent” The UN Security Council has unanimously approved the first-ever “offensive” UN peacekeeping brigade to battle rebels groups in the Democratic Republic of… Read More

Horrific Ambush on DR Congo Doctor: Dr. Denis Mukwege

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 Denis Mukwege Mukengere is the founder and medical director of Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was attacked in his home tonight at gunpoint. Exactly one month ago he was addressing the United Nations about the crisis that he faces every day in the Congo with the women who are victims of sexual violence. He said in… Read More

The South African movement of yesterday is the Congo Movement of today

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By Jennifer Fierberg with Kambale Musavuli The war in the D.R. Congo is not improving and is actually getting worse by the day. The M23 rebel group backed by the Rwandan Military has been terrorizing the Eastern Region of the Congo for many months. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced, raped or killed. The International Community has begun… Read More