The rapid spread of illness in the African country may be due to contaminated water, rather than a virus that jumped from bat ...

Ebola is a viral haemorrhagic fever that was first discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The virus' natural reservoir animal is suspected to be a species of fruit bat, which does ...

In the wake of USAID’s shuttering by billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, those familiar with USAID’s work have ...

Kaseya cited the immediate impact in Congo, which is the epicenter mpox ... The U.S. aid cuts affecting the response to outbreaks of mpox, Ebola and other diseases are the latest in a trend ...

A week before the alarm was raised in the rural area of Gouéké in N’Zerekore, four confirmed Ebola cases and two deaths were also reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo. “It is not ...

First identified in 1976 and thought to have crossed over from bats, Ebola is a deadly viral disease spread through direct contact with bodily fluids, causing severe bleeding and organ failure.

Scientists have found that an oral antiviral drug successfully prevents monkeys from dying after an Ebola infection, an advance that may prevent future outbreaks of the deadly virus. The deadly ...

Angola says peace talks to begin in Luanda on March 18 Congo has so far refused direct negotiations with rebels M23 lists demands for dialogue 'Phased withdrawal' for Southern African troops in ...

The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, has indicated that at least 489 people, who came into contact with Ebola patients, have been quarantined in a move to control the viral disease spread.

JOHANNESBURG, March 13 (Reuters) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Thursday that a summit of regional heads of state had terminated the mandate of its troop deployment in ...

In about three short months, the Trump administration took a wrecking ball to foreign aid, threatening millions of lives and livelihoods around the world. After initially pausing all US foreign aid ...

FILE - South African soldiers, part of the Southern African Development Community's mission to fight against armed rebel groups in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, stand in Goma as ...