Italian ambassador is killed in attack on UN convoy in DR Congo By Chris Pleasance for MailOnline and Afp Published: 11:56 GMT, 22 February 2021 | Updated: 12:06 GMT, 22 February 2021 The Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed DURING an attack on a UN convoy. Luca Attanasio, 44, died … Read more
Congo has been hit with a new Ebola outbreak, the fourth in less than three years, after the country quashed the last wave in November. Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed another Ebola outbreak in the country’s east on Sunday after a woman died in Butembo last week. The new crisis comes … Read more
Congo declares end to Ebola outbreak that killed 55 people since emerging in June Ebola outbreak infected at least 130 people after coming to light in early June It came just as Congo was bringing an end to another outbreak that killed 2,000 Congo has also seen more than 11,000 cases of coronavirus and 320 … Read more
A pair of newly discovered aquatic mice species – with elongated feet and water resistant fur – are amongst the ‘world’s rarest mammals’, a new study found. Researchers from the Field Museum, Chicago, say the mice are native to the remote Congo basin and evaded scientific detection due to political unrest in the area. The … Read more
I’m ready for my close ape! Orphaned gorillas pose for selfies with their carer in the Democratic Republic of Congo Pictures were taken in Virunga national park in Rumangabo, Democratic Republic of Congo Patrick Sadiki Karabaranga, 39, is the guardian of the orphaned gorillas and takes selfies with them every day The guardian has been … Read more
Locusts enter Congo for the first time since 1944 as devastating plague of the insects continues to spread across Africa The UN said the cluster of desert locusts arrived near the town of Bunia on Friday Since spawning on Ethiopia-Somalia border, the swarms have been blown inland Governments are scrambling to prevent billion-strong swarms ravaging crops … Read more