UNCOVERED: 2 | History Defined

After 100 days of the deadliest Ebola outbreak, it can be stopped. Here’s how

Ebola is a disease that spreads through communities, so we need to listen to communities if we want to halt its spread

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

Violence against healthcare workers in DRC hampers Ebola response

Healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been coming under attack, the United Nations and Red Cross have warned, hampering efforts to stem the spread of the Ebola virus, which is spreading 'exponentially'.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 24

DR Congo and M23 fighters agree to roadmap for peace talks, Switzerland says

Both sides had previously signed an agreement in Doha last year, but fighting has continued in mineral-rich eastern DRC, a region that has endured years of conflict.

Euronews · Aug 24

Ebola outbreak: five big questions

On 23 August, it will be 100 days since the Bundibugyo strain was first reported. How did it became the DRC’s most deadly outbreak and what must be done to stop it becoming the world’s largest?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21

Okapi: new book celebrates a once famous animal and recovers Indigenous experts’ place in its history

As a child growing up in the Ndumo Game Reserve on the South Africa-Mozambique border, Simon Pooley read an animal encyclopaedia given to his family by a visiting scientist. He became fascinated by the okapi, a striking animal from the Congo Basin rainforest. Decades later as a conservation scientist and…

The Conversation · Aug 20

The Guardian view on the Ebola outbreak in the DRC: a case study in why international aid matters

Editorial: The Trump administration’s ‘America first’ approach has contributed to the scale of the crisis now unfolding in one of the world’s poorest countries

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19

Orange lips and roaring calls: meet the DRC’s shy new rainforest monkey

There are 536 species of monkeys in the world today and the Democratic Republic of Congo has a new one. Named Likweli, this rainforest primate is one of only five new African monkey species described in the past 75 years. Despite its distinctive orange lips, it has only been spotted…

The Conversation · Aug 19

Congo Ebola Deaths Top 2,300 as WHO Warns Crisis Persists

WHO's emergency committee reconvened on the Congo Ebola epidemic as deaths passed 2,300, with officials calling the outbreak far from under control.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Ebola cases in Congo exceed 5,000

NAIROBI — The number of confirmed Ebola cases ​in the Democratic ‌Republic of Congo (DRC) now exceeds 5,000, government data showed late on Tuesday, as health officials warn that response efforts are ​failing ⁠to contain the deadly disease.

Bangkok Post · Aug 19

Congo's Ebola Outbreak Has Passed 2,300 Deaths and Is Now the Deadliest in the Country's History

WHO says the Bundibugyo outbreak in DR Congo has killed 2,325 people, surpassing the 2018 to 2020 epidemic as the country's deadliest.

Medical Daily · Aug 18