August 04
Africa: All of Africa Today - August 4, 2026
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Congo-Kinshasa: New Ebola Vaccine Trial Launches As Outbreak Spreads in DR Congo
UN News
Results may be months away, but efforts are advancing towards enhanced treatment and the world's first vaccine for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, the World Health Organization… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: After Peace Talks Stall, Can a National Dialogue Help DR Congo Find a Way Forward?
The New Humanitarian
"The dialogue must be neither a ploy to cling to power nor a mere marketplace for negotiating political posts." Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda and FDLR - the Cost of Negotiating With a Genocidal Legacy [opinion]
New Times
A conditional proposal has emerged from the Kinshasa-backed FDLR genocidal militia to lay down its arms, contingent upon formal dialogue with Rwandan authorities. DR Congo and the… Read more »
August 03
Africa: All of Africa Today - August 3, 2026
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Official Confirms Oil Pollution Findings
HRW
Hydrocarbons Ministry Expects Full Audit of Oil Company by Late September Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: New Centre Opens At Heart of Record Ebola Outbreak
UN News
New UN-backed centres will serve eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as confirmed Ebola cases continued to climb sharply over the weekend in the largest ever outbreak of… Read more »
Mozambique: China Sends Third Medical Expert Team to DR Congo for Ebola Response
AIM
China's third medical expert team for the Ebola response arrived in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on Saturday to support the country's efforts to… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Bolsters UPDF Operations in DRC With 10 Toyota Land Cruisers
Nile Post
The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, has donated 10 brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser utility pickup trucks to the Uganda Peoples'… Read more »
July 31
East Africa: U.S. Senators Urge Rubio to Address Impact of Ebola Outbreak on Women [press release]
United States Senate
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio… Read more »
July 30
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Court Clears Path to Change a Constitution That Says It Can't Be Changed
RFI
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Constitutional Court has approved a referendum law that critics say could pave the way for President Felix Tshisekedi to seek a third term in… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Dual Crises in Eastern DRC As Ebola Surges and Hunger Deepens
IPS
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is battling the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record, with United Nations officials warning that hunger is actively undermining efforts… Read more »
July 29
Congo-Kinshasa: Hunger Hampers Ebola Response As Cases Top 3,200 in DR Congo
UN News
The UN emergency food agency appealed for immediate funding on Wednesday, warning that deepening hunger is undermining the response to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic… Read more »
Africa: Conflicts Can Spread Infectious Diseases While Making Outbreaks Harder to Detect [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The Ebola outbreak that emerged in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and crossed into neighbouring Uganda may have been killing people for weeks before the alarm was raised.… Read more »
Rwanda: When Will Kinshasa Realize the Gods Must Be Crazy? [opinion]
New Times
In 1980, director Jamie Uys made cinematic history with the satirical comedy The gods must be crazy. The story begins with an act so ordinary that it appears insignificant. Flying… Read more »
July 27
Congo-Kinshasa: Oxford Begins Ebola Vaccine Trial
RFI
The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed to 1,405, with confirmed cases now at 3,200, government data showed Sunday, as researchers… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Oil Company Operations Pose Grave Pollution Threat
HRW
Transparency Needed to Address Health Risks to Nearby Communities Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Records 3,200 Ebola Cases, 1,405 Deaths As Outbreak Worsens
Premium Times
The report, which covers data up to Saturday, showed that 571 patients have recovered, while 773 others remain in isolation and under medical supervision Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC, AU and Botswana Co-Host High-Level Harmonisation Meeting to Promote Peace Initiatives in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [press release]
SADC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Government of Botswana co-hosted the High-Level Harmonisation Meeting of the AU Panel of… Read more »
July 25
Congo-Kinshasa: More Health Workers Strike As Ebola Cases in Congo Near 3,000, Including Over 1,300 Deaths
RFI
Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo went on strike Saturday over payment issues, disrupting care for patients in the epicenter of the country's rapidly… Read more »
July 24
Congo-Kinshasa: After an Ebola Centre Was Attacked, Peacekeepers Moved in Next Door
UN News
A new mobile UN peacekeeping base in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has allowed local authorities to continue responding to the fast-moving Ebola outbreak there after… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Angolan President Briefed On DRC Security Situation
ANGOP
Angolan president João Lourenço received on Friday a message from his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, regarding the… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Neutralizing the FDLR Remains the Key Obstacle to Peace in the East - Kinshasa Focuses On Diplomacy
Agenzia Fides
As the national dialogue launched by President Félix Tshisekedi continues (see Fides, 23/7/2026), one of the central issues remains the persistent insecurity in the eastern… Read more »
July 23
Congo-Kinshasa: Meet Likweli - the Newly Named Monkey That Hints At Congo's Hidden Secrets
The Conversation Africa
Hearing that a new primate species has been named is exciting news for scientists because primates across the world are in decline. According to the IUCN Red list, a global… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: National Dialogue Relaunched in July and Churches Play a Decisive Role
Agenzia Fides
Hopes are growing for progress in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's national dialogue after the opposition group C64 announced the suspension of a protest march that had been… Read more »
