The Economist30m
Why some Africans see opportunity in foreign-aid cuts
E NDING DEPENDENCE on foreign donors would not only lead to prosperity but also to “self-respect for our nation”. Thus argued ...
I experienced the fall of Goma. I had to leave my Congolese colleagues in a critical situation
A professor of global health was in Kivu when the fighting began to rage. She recounts what she and her colleagues ...
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)4d
Water contamination suspected in one of the Congo villages struck by illness, WHO says
Authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas ...
The EastAfrican5d
Kinshasa lobbies against Rwanda, urges the West to tap vast minerals
DRC hopes opening its vast mine fields to the Western world will pave way to long lasting peace while stemming support to ...
WHO says water contamination is suspected in one of the Congo villages struck by illness
The World Health Organization says that authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo ...
Malaria endures in northwest Congo as officials seek cause of illnesses that have sickened hundreds
Hundreds of people have tested positive for malaria in northwest Congo as health officials try to understand what is behind ...
As measles cases mount in the U.S., what’s the situation worldwide?
In the U.S., most states now are below the 95% vaccination threshold for kindergartners — the level needed to protect ...
The 'hero' ship fixing Africa's internet blackouts - the BBC goes aboard
The BBC joins a mission aboard the Léon Thévenin to repair an undersea fibre optic cable.
The Street Journal7d
DR Congo conflict: Life under M23 rebel control
It has been nearly a month since M23 rebels seized control of Goma, the main city of the eastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Since then, the rebel leaders ...
Associated Press7d
What to know about the new disease outbreaks in central Africa
Dozens of people have died and hundreds have become sick after an unknown illness appeared in Congo’s northwestern Equateur ...