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Great apes were using touch to reassure and keep the peace six million years before humans evolved – new research

During an eight-month-long research trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia, we studied consolation: the way bonobos and chimpanzees comfort each other after conflicts and distress. But early on, we kept noticing something that didn’t quite fit.

The Conversation · Jul 22

7 Americans move into Kenya isolation centre as US mandates 21-day Ebola quarantine

Seven American aid workers who had been involved in responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are being quarantined at a US-backed bio-isolation facility in Kenya after the US government introduced new travel restrictions requiring Americans returning from the DRC to spend 21 days in…

The Times of India · Jul 17

2,000 cases, 700 deaths: Transporting Ebola victims' bodies risks worsening outbreak in Congo

The UN migration agency warned on Friday that transporting the bodies of Ebola victims to their home communities for burial across the Democratic Republic of Congo could further spread the virus.

The Times of India · Jul 17

US plans to bar its citizens in Congo from flying home directly amid Ebola outbreak

The Trump administration on Monday announced that US citizens currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will not be allowed to travel directly to the United States on commercial flights due to the country's worsening Ebola outbreak.

The Times of India · Jul 14

Oxford University begins human trials of new Ebola vaccine to combat fast-spreading Bundibugyo strain

The jab could be ready to send to the Democratic Republic of Congo within weeks

The Independent UK · Jul 13

DRC has taken Rwanda to the world court over genocide again. A law scholar explains what’s different this time

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) filed a lawsuit against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice at the end of June 2026. The 60-page complaint alleges acts of genocide and other atrocity crimes by Rwandan forces and their intermediaries dating from 1996 to the present day.

The Conversation · Jul 12

Ebola outbreak is 'fastest growing ever' as 600 die

The Democratic Republic of Congo faces its fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever. Health authorities confirmed 1,759 cases and 600 deaths since mid-May. This rare Bundibugyo species has no approved vaccine or treatment available. Persistent insecurity and health system fragility complicate control efforts significantly. Humanitarian needs remain substantial while other diseases…

The Economic Times · Jul 9

Africa CDC warns of ‘fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever’ as DR Congo death toll climbs to 600

The number of confirmed deaths in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 600, figures published by the UN health agency showed Thursday. The WHO's figures show the worsening haemorrhagic fever outbreak has a case fatality rate of 34 percent.

France 24 · Jul 9

600 dead in Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola outbreak

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed 600 lives, figures published by the World Health Organization showed Thursday, only three days after the figure topped 500. Updated numbers issued by the UN health agency showed there have been 1,759 confirmed cases in DR Congo since…

The Economic Times · Jul 9

Congo's Ebola Crisis Deepens as WHO Says Outbreak Remains in Expansion Phase

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak remains in an expansion phase, with WHO warning of continued transmission and healthcare systems under strain despite response efforts.

International Business Times UK · Jul 8