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M23 rebels announce 1st suspected Ebola death in South Kivu

M23 rebels announce first suspected Ebola death in South Kivu

M23 rebels in eastern Congo have announced the first suspected death from Ebola in South Kivu province, raising fears the disease is spreading in areas affected by armed conflict.

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Suspected Ebola cases reported in rebel-held Congo area

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WHO raises DRC Ebola risk to 'very high'; 177 deaths suspected

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WHO raises risk of Ebola outbreak in Congo to 'very high' at national level

The World Health Organization has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola turning into a national outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to "very high".

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Local residents set Ebola treatment centre on fire in Congo as anger grows over outbreak

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Angry crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DR Congo

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Congo province bans funeral wakes to contain Ebola's spread

The World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain - for which there is no vaccine - a public health emergency of international concern over the weekend.

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Ebola outbreak probably started months ago and spread undetected, WHO says

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DRC Ebola outbreak 'spreading rapidly' with almost 750 suspected cases, WHO says

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India-Africa summit postponed as Ebola spreads to M23-held DR Congo area

Efforts to stop the latest outbreak of the deadly disease have been hampered by armed conflict in eastern DR Congo.

'They shot my neighbour in the head' - the lakeside city traumatised by war

Rebel fighters and Rwandan troops are accused of committing atrocities after capturing the DR Congo city of Uvira in December.

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HRW report accuses M23, Rwandan army of rape and executions in eastern DRC

M23 rebels and the Rwandan army carried out killings, rapes and abductions during a month-long occupation of Uvira in eastern Congo (DRC) in late 2025 and early 2026, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Thursday.

Rights group says M23, Rwandan army committed killings, rapes in Congo’s Uvira

DAKAR - M23 rebels and the Rwandan army carried out killings, rapes and abductions during a month-long occupation of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in late 2025 and early 2026, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday.

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In Congo, M23 rebels’ latest fight is to revive the economy

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -The M23 insurgents who routed Congo’s army to take control of the eastern part of one of Africa’s most populous nations now face a task as mundane as it is daunting: governing. The long-term success of ...

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Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels sign framework for peace deal, but tensions remain

FILE - M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File) GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo and Rwanda -backed rebel ...

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Rwanda-backed rebels accuse the US of falling short as a peace mediator in Congo’s conflict

Rebels in Congo say the United States has fallen short as a mediator in efforts to end the conflict in the African country’s mineral-rich east.

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Congo M23 rebels say they will withdraw from seized town to support peace push

(Reuters) -Rwanda-backed M23 rebels staging an offensive in east Congo said on Saturday they would withdraw forces from the seized town of Walikale in support of peace efforts, having previously said they were leaving troops there as they pushed on to the ...