An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the second-worst in history, the International Rescue Committee said Thursday.
"As of today, the outbreak has seen 426 cases of infection, 245 deaths, with a case fatality rate of 57 per cent," the US humanitarian organization said in a statement.
The IRC's toll would surpass..Read more
Public demonstrations have been banned in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said, ahead of a planned opposition rally to denounce a controversial court ruling allowing President Joseph Kabila to remain in power beyond his mandate.
Protests were prohibited in North Kivu province in the east and the second city of Lubumbashi after the alliance called for nationwide..Read more