The new Ebola outbreak has been reported in the towns of Rwampara, Mongwalu, and Bunia in northeastern DRC

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring reports of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda and providing technical assistance to their governments,

South American migrants and asylum seekers deported from the U.S. to the DRC are now living in uncertainty in a country an with ongoing armed conflict, where they have no ties.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. This declaration follows the emergence of cases caused by the Bundibugyo virus in both countries.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is taking an unusual step to secure its critical minerals. It plans to create a new paramilitary unit to protect mining sites and transport routes, backed by funding and support from the United States (US) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Africa CDC concerned that outbreak of Bundibugyo strain could spread rapidly due to intense population movement.

Christians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are facing escalating violence from an Islamic State-linked militant group accused of massacres, abductions and systematic terror attacks across villages and churches,

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday that the armed group M23 committed human rights abuses against civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during its month-long