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WHO has declared mpox a global health emergency. What happens next?

The spread of mpox through certain African countries led the Africa Centres for Disease Control and…

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Gen Z vapers on TikTok say they're quitting due to cobalt mining in Congo

Despite evidence that vaping is bad for your health, Gen Z wasn't moved until they realized cobalt …

Hannah Getahun,Sebastian Cahi…   


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FIFA says it's 'deeply concerned' by images of the Congolese Under-20 women's team training in the middle of a busy dirt road

The video, shared on Twitter by the global players' union FIFPRO, shows players performing a passin…

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Gorilla featured in viral 'selfie' dies in the arms of the same ranger who rescued her as a baby

Ndakasi was only two months old in 2007 when Virunga rangers found her clinging to her dead mother,…

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A volcano has erupted in Congo, prompting thousands to flee

A United Nations peacekeeping operation posted footage of the fiery scene, saying the lava doesn't …

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Naomi Judd says daughter Ashley Judd still 'can't get out of bed' and 'could've died' after catastrophic accident in the Congo

In February, Ashley Judd shattered her leg in four places and suffered nerve damage after a "catast…

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The CDC says the US will screen and track people traveling from countries with Ebola cases

Travelers coming in from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea will have their info sent to l…

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Over 10 million children in Congo, Nigeria, Sudan and Yemen will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021, UNICEF warns

More than 10 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), northeast Nigeria, the…

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WHO employees reportedly sexually abused 50 women in the Congo during Ebola outbreak

29 out of the 50 women became pregnant and were forced by employees to have abortions, Reuters repo…

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3 chimpanzees are being held for ransom after being stolen from a sanctuary in Congo, as experts fear more widespread animal kidnapping

The three baby chimpanzees had been rescued from traumatic trafficking before they were kidnapped, …

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An Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and containment efforts are being hampered by armed attacks

Speaking at a press conference early on Friday, executive director of the WHO's Health Emergencies …

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Ashley Judd says she can finally walk again nearly 6 months after shattering her leg in Congo accident

Ashley Judd said on Instagram that she is in "quiet awe" that she is walking again after shattering…

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Photo shows lava covering a town in Congo after a nighttime eruption killed at least 15 people with little warning

Lava Mount Nyiragongo sent thousands of people fleeing on Saturday and Sunday in Congo after it eru…

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Hornets' Biyombo donates COVID-19 supplies to DR Congo

Biyombo said it was important to get the much needed medical equipment there as quickly as possibl…

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Ashley Judd recovers in ICU after nearly losing her leg in 'catastrophic' accident in Congo rainforest

The 52-year-old actress was on a remote research trip in Africa to study bonobos when she fell in t…

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Ashley Judd says she's 'drowning in trauma' and experiencing 'savage agony' in recovery from Congo rainforest fall

Ashley Judd opened up on Instagram about her strenuous recovery after a "catastrophic" fall in the …

Lauren Edmonds   


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An American who may have been exposed to Ebola in Congo is being monitored back in the US

"This person may have been exposed to the virus but is not ill and is not contagious," Ted Cieslak,…

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Giant robocops are being deployed to solve the Congo's traffic problem

They essentially work like normal security cameras. As cars go by, the bots record them, and Kinsha…

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Vintage photos show the terrifying first expeditions into the Congo to track down Ebola

After a harrowing experience with the virus in the lab, Peter Piot, a 27-year-old doctor who was on…

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