Democratic Republic of the Congo

DR Congo files case against Rwanda at ICJ over decades of alleged ‘abuses’

Kinshasa takes Kigali to UN’s top court over 30 years of alleged massacres, sexual violence, and forced displacement.

They fled war as child refugees, now they’re playing at World Cup 2026

In a World Cup for everyone, as it has been dubbed by FIFA, players carry historic stories of war and displacement.

France confirms first Ebola case in doctor returning from DR Congo

The patient is in isolation, following strict biosafety protocols to prevent risk of spread in France.

Munoz sends Colombia into World Cup knockouts after 1-0 win over DR Congo

Daniel Munoz’s 76th-minute goal guided Colombia to a Group K win over DR Congo, sending them to the round of 32.

Catholic nuns from the orphanage where Vanisa Anifa, a 6-month-old orphaned girl who died of Ebola, was staying, attend her funeral in Bunia, Congo [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]

Ebola cases surpass 1,000 in Congo amid violence and displacement

Red Cross workers prepare to bury Vanisa Anifa, a 6-month-old orphaned girl who died of Ebola, at the Bigo Cemetery, in Bunia, DR Congo. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]

Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, DR Congo. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]

Ebola survivors are discharged from the Rwampara treatment Center in Ituri. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]

Kahindo Mireille Pierrette, an Ebola survivor, centre, poses with her 16-month old baby and health workers after they were declared to have survived Ebola and were discharged from the Rwampara treatment Center in Ituri, DR Congo. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]

Health workers attend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara treatment Center in Ituri, DR Congo. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]

Overcrowded camps in Congo face heightened risks, with displacement adding layers of complexity to the Ebola crisis.

Relatives of Vanisa Anifa, a 6-month-old orphaned girl who died of Ebola, attend her burial, in Bunia, DR Congo, Friday, June 19, 2026. [Moses Sawasawa/AP]

Relatives of Angele Muyumba Nsimire, a university student who died of Ebola, react at the Citadelle Clinic as health workers prepare her body for burial in Bunia, DR Congo. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]

Two girls sit at the isolation centre in Bunia, DR Congo. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]

Dr Marie Roseline Darnycka Belizaire, left, regional emergency director for Africa at the World Health Organization (WHO), talks with one of her colleagues in an office in Bunia, DR Congo. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]