DRC receives first donation of 100,000 mpox vaccines to contain outbreak
Jab not yet approved for children, who make up most cases, while officials warn millions more doses will be required The first donation of mpox...
Category : Democratic Republic of the Congo
More than 100 killed in attempt to escape DRC’s largest prison
Democratic Republic of the Congo officials say 129 people died in failed jailbreak at Makala facility in Kinshasa More than 100 people were killed while...
African nations hit by mpox still waiting for vaccines – despite promises by the west
Last week’s planned rollout of doses faces further delays as campaigners complain of greed and inequality None of the African countries affected by the outbreak...
African health officials call for solidarity not travel bans over mpox outbreak
Head of Africa CDC Jean Kaseya urges international community to support rollout of testing and vaccinations African health officials have appealed to the international community...
Rapidly urbanising Africa to have six cities with populations above 10m by 2035
Youthful, growing cities expected to create wealth and opportunities but stretch public and utility services Six African cities will have more than 10 million people...
Mpox outbreak in Africa is public health emergency, declares WHO
Outbreak resembles early days of HIV, say experts, urging accelerated access to vaccines and testing An outbreak in Africa of mpox, the disease formerly known...
Africa CDC declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency
Democratic Republic of the Congo hard-hit by virus, with death toll on continent above 1,450 since 2022 What do we know about ‘alarming’ mpox outbreak...
War is lead cause behind huge drop in global vaccinations, UN warns
Vaccine misinformation has added to crisis of collapsed healthcare and poor nutrition, Unicef and WHO report Conflicts have hampered efforts to vaccinate children across the...
‘Nowhere to go’: people trapped in eastern DRC as rebel militia seize key town
Rwandan-backed rebels seize Kanyabayonga, says official, already home to thousands driven from their homes by conflict Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized a strategic town in...
US citizens face charges ‘punishable by death’ in alleged coup attempt in Congo
Three US nationals on trial in Democratic Republic of Congo over events in May described as an attempted coup More than 50 people, including three...
