Congo-Kinshasa: World's First AI-Designed Vaccine Explained

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed what they describe as a fundamentally new type of vaccine using artificial intelligence (AI). The vaccine's key component… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: The Hunt for a New Ebola Vaccine - Two Scientists Explain the Challenges

The ongoing Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda has now killed 61 people, with 359 confirmed cases. The Bundibugyo strain of the virus has a… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola - Vaccines Alone Won't Stop an Outbreak - Here's What Else Is Needed

Tensions have recently emerged around the Ebola response in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). These tensions have manifested in a series of incidents, including the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Three New Ebola Vaccines Are Being Developed. An Infectious Disease Expert Explains

When it comes to Ebola outbreaks, it's not often we have two pieces of good news in one week. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Two Scientists On Their Race to Make a New Ebola Vaccine

As health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continue to battle an ongoing Ebola outbreak, scientists around the world are racing to develop a vaccine against the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola, Hantavirus... How Eroding Global Health Cooperation Could Threaten Worse Crises Ahead

The recent Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks, respectively in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, and on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, remind us that the next health… Read more »

Uganda: What's Wrong With How U.S. and Uganda Plan to Stop Ebola Spreading

As public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo work to rein in a growing outbreak of a rare Ebola virus, other countries are establishing protocols for keeping their… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Outbreak in the DRC - Four Reasons It Will Be Hard to Contain

By the second week of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo it was already clear that containing the spread of the haemorrhagic disease was proving to be… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Health Authorities Are Racing to Contain Ebola in the DR Congo and Uganda. Here's What's Making It So Challenging

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is grappling with a rising Ebola epidemic, with almost 600 cases detected so far and more than 130 deaths. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Strain Spreading in Congo and Uganda Has No Approved Vaccine

As a deadly outbreak of Ebola virus spreads in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on May 17, 2026, that it is… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: What You Need to Know About the Ebola Outbreak That Has the Who Concerned

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a public health emergency of international concern. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Is Sending in the Military to Guard Mines and Critical Minerals. Will It Be Enough?

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is taking an unusual step to secure its critical minerals. It plans to create a new paramilitary unit to protect mining sites and transport… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Mini-Grids Can Supply Electricity, but What About Demand? a Private DR Congo Project Shows How It Can Work

More than 560 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity. About 384 million live in countries classified by the World Bank as conflict-affected, where poverty,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Faith Leaders Joined the Fight Against Woman Abuse in the DR Congo. Did It Help?

Can pastors, imams and rabbis be allies to women and children and help stop gender-based violence? Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Roger Lumbala Is Accused of Horrific War Crimes in DR Congo - Can His Trial in France Bring Justice?

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been called "the worst place on earth to be a woman" and "the rape capital of the world". A 2014 survey estimated that 22% of women and… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Child Marriage Is Still Common in the DRC - What's Driving It and How to Encourage Change

Despite international efforts to eliminate child marriage, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to have high rates of this harmful practice. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Soil Erosion Is Tearing DR Congo Cities Apart - What's Causing Urban Gullies, and How to Prevent Them

In fast-growing cities like some in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), heavy rains are carving huge scars into the land. Known as urban gullies, these deep erosion channels… Read more »

Africa: There's a New Outbreak of Ebola in Africa. Here's What You Need to Know

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has declared a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province. It's caused by the most severe strain: Zaire Ebola virus. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Ebony and Ivory - Why Elephants and Forests Rise and Fall Together in the Congo Basin

The forest elephants of the Congo Basin are critically endangered and face extinction. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Joseph Kabila Is On Trial for Treason in the DR Congo. What the Case Against the Former President Is All About

The Congolese military court has accused former president Joseph Kabila of treason, corruption, war crimes and supporting the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group. During court… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's Latest Peace Deal Is Breaking Down and It Isn't the First - What's Being Done Wrong

A series of peace initiatives since 2021 have sought to address the escalation of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following a renewed offensive from the M23… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Islamic State Massacres in Eastern DR Congo - Who Are the Insurgents and Why Are They Killing Civilians?

More than 100 civilians have perished in a spate of attacks by Islamic State-backed rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in mid-2025. The Islamic State's Central African… Read more »

Rwanda: 4 Things Every Peace Agreement Needs - and How the DRC-Rwanda Deal Measures Up

The governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda concluded a peace treaty in June 2025, aimed at ending a decades-long war in eastern DRC. The United… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo and Rwanda Sign a U.S.-Brokered Peace Deal - What Are the Chances of Its Success?

The foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement on 27 June 2025 under the auspices of the US. Read more »