https://sagire.online/topic/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/ Rolling analysis and coverage of geopolitics, energy, security and supply chains. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:48:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/wire/cf2bef37/https://sagire.online/wire/cf2bef37/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:21:00 -0300The World Health Organization’s (WHO) director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, described the cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the country’s worst in decades. According to Tedros, in a Sputnik text republished by Nampa, more than 60,000 cases and 1,800 deaths from cholera have been reported in the country this year. WHO counts 1,800 cholera deaths in the country in 2026.Democratic Republic of the CongoAfricaGlobal health https://sagire.online/wire/5613d446/https://sagire.online/wire/5613d446/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:23:00 -0300The World Health Organization (WHO) approved clinical trials for two new Ebola vaccines on Wednesday, as an outbreak in Africa has killed more than 5,300 people. The candidates are ChAdOx1 BDBV, developed by the University of Oxford with the Serum Institute of India, and Moderna’s mRNA-1469, both designed specifically for the Bundibugyo virus. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the trial that began last month with the Ervebo vaccine does not cover the Bundibugyo virus and that the agency’s expert groups now recommend adding the two candidates to the study. The National Institute for Biomedical Research of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) leads the trial, backed by partners including WHO. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Monday that the epidemic had killed more than 5,300 people, the majority in the DRC, with 10,444 confirmed cases and a fatality rate above 50 percent.United NationsGlobal healthDemocratic Republic of the CongoAfrica https://sagire.online/wire/bf0eeee7/https://sagire.online/wire/bf0eeee7/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:24:00 -0300The World Health Organization (WHO) said cholera has killed around 1,800 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) so far this year, a country also battling its deadliest Ebola outbreak, according to AFP, in a text republished by Medical Xpress. Some 60,000 cases of the disease have been recorded in what the WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, described as the country’s “worst cholera outbreak in decades.” Most of the infections were detected in the eastern provinces of North and South Kivu, prey to a litany of armed groups and partly under the control of the Rwanda-backed M23 militia, Tedros said. He said the concern now is that cases are following the Congo River basin, which means the outbreak could stretch up to Kinshasa. The mortality rate is around 3%, which is high for cholera.Democratic Republic of the CongoGlobal healthHealth https://sagire.online/wire/260199aa/https://sagire.online/wire/260199aa/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:24:00 -0300A British healthcare worker infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is being medically evacuated to Britain, in stable condition, expected to arrive on Wednesday or Thursday, according to an official document seen by Reuters. The British government confirmed that a British citizen in the DRC had tested positive and said the risk to the UK public remains low. It is the first case involving a British national linked to the current outbreak, and the patient had been sent to the DRC by a humanitarian organization. The outbreak is the second-largest on record, with more than 10,000 confirmed cases and nearly 5,000 deaths reported by late October.United KingdomDemocratic Republic of the CongoGlobal health https://sagire.online/wire/9c76c92d/https://sagire.online/wire/9c76c92d/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:22:00 -0300The World Health Organization (WHO) approved clinical trials for two new Ebola vaccines as part of the effort to control an outbreak that has killed more than 5,300 people in Africa. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the two candidates are ChAdOx1 BDBV, developed by the University of Oxford with the Serum Institute of India, and Moderna's mRNA-1469, developed specifically for the Bundibugyo virus. The National Institute of Biomedical Research of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is leading the trial, with support from partners including WHO; in October a trial had already begun with the Ervebo vaccine, approved for Ebola virus but not for Bundibugyo. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday that the epidemic had killed more than 5,300 people, the vast majority in the DRC, with 10,444 confirmed cases and a fatality rate above 50%.United NationsGlobal healthAfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo https://sagire.online/wire/6ff14704/https://sagire.online/wire/6ff14704/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:25:00 -0300The National Basketball Association (NBA) removed Rwanda’s army team, the Armée Patriotique Rwandaise (APR), from the Basketball Africa League (BAL) because of US sanctions imposed on the country in March. Mark Tatum wrote that APR would remain “ineligible to compete in the BAL while these sanctions remain in effect”. Last week, the US also imposed new sanctions on Rwanda’s defense ministry over its support for the M23 rebel group, which controls parts of eastern DR Congo.RwandaUnited StatesSanctionsDemocratic Republic of the Congo https://sagire.online/wire/367acd3f/https://sagire.online/wire/367acd3f/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:24:00 -0300Congolese opposition figure Prince Epenge, arrested on October 25, was transferred on October 31 to Makala central prison, in Kinshasa, after a court rejected his request for provisional release the day before. President of the ADD Congo party, spokesperson for the Lamuka coalition and a member of the C64 platform, Epenge is accused of “spreading false rumors”, tied to his denunciation of the killing of a party activist at the September 15 opposition march in Kinshasa. He was detained at N’djili International Airport as he was about to fly to Rome, where the opposition gathered in C64 was to hold a meeting.Democratic Republic of the CongoJusticeHuman rightsPolitical crisis https://sagire.online/wire/e0655017/https://sagire.online/wire/e0655017/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:21:00 -0300The Ebola outbreak has killed 5,376 people — 5,372 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and two each in Kenya and Uganda, with 10,414 confirmed cases in the country as of October 30. The current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain, with no known vaccine or treatment.Democratic Republic of the CongoAfricaHealthGlobal health https://sagire.online/wire/4398b020/https://sagire.online/wire/4398b020/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 04:23:00 -0300The Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has passed 5,000, according to government data cited by Al Jazeera, in an outbreak declared in May that is already the country’s deadliest on record. More than 10,000 people have been infected, and there are no approved treatments or vaccines against the rare Bundibugyo strain.Democratic Republic of the CongoGlobal healthHealthAfrica https://sagire.online/wire/8b47c72d/https://sagire.online/wire/8b47c72d/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:23:00 -0300The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 5,000, government data showed on Friday, Reuters reported.Democratic Republic of the CongoGlobal healthHealthAfrica https://sagire.online/wire/57b06bb9/https://sagire.online/wire/57b06bb9/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:24:00 -0300The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) foreign minister told AFP on Thursday that US sanctions on Rwanda were justified, because Kigali had failed to withdraw its troops from Congolese territory as pledged, in an article republished by the Hindustan Times. The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on Rwanda’s defense ministry and a financial institution in the country over their alleged ties to the armed group M23 fighting in the DRC.Democratic Republic of the CongoRwandaUnited StatesSanctionsAfrica https://sagire.online/wire/18a7a6be/https://sagire.online/wire/18a7a6be/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:22:00 -0300The US Treasury sanctioned Rwanda's Ministry of Defense and the Zigama Credit and Savings Society, a Rwandan financial institution that, according to the department, played a key role in facilitating Rwanda's support for the March 23 Movement (M23) and its political wing, the Congo River Alliance. According to the BBC, the Treasury says the Rwandan ministry directed thousands of troops to fight alongside M23 in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), providing weapons, equipment, logistics and training.RwandaUnited StatesDemocratic Republic of the CongoSanctionsConflict https://sagire.online/wire/f0322c3a/https://sagire.online/wire/f0322c3a/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:22:00 -0300Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 10,060 confirmed Ebola cases, including 4,887 deaths, as of October 25, with a fatality rate of 48.6 percent, according to a report cited by Xinhua. The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo virus, with no approved vaccine or specific treatment, and was described as the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the agency. Kenya confirmed nine infections, including two deaths, after a patient traveled from DR Congo through Uganda to Nairobi, according to AllAfrica.Global healthAfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo https://sagire.online/wire/bcb83572/https://sagire.online/wire/bcb83572/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:22:00 -0300The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has topped 10,000 confirmed cases, government data showed Tuesday, as health authorities race to slow the spread of the disease in several African countries, according to AP, in a text published by NBC News. It is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, and nearly half of the 10,060 people confirmed to have the virus have died, according to data from Congo's Ministry of Health.Democratic Republic of the CongoAfricaGlobal healthHealth https://sagire.online/wire/9a507b15/https://sagire.online/wire/9a507b15/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:24:00 -0300Angry youths armed with machetes attacked two community health workers raising awareness about the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing one and wounding the other, Reuters reported.Democratic Republic of the CongoHealthGlobal health