In the eastern Congolese town of Rwampara, silence hung heavy over the general hospital as healthcare workers in full protective suits carried bodies into disinfected coffins.
READ MOREFor thousands of displaced families, returning home will depend on lasting peace and improved security in their communities.
A M23 rebel group spokesperson downplayed concerns about the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a team from the World Health Organisation visited a treatment centre in Nyiragongo Tuesday.
Morocco and Bangladesh have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in trade,investment,agriculture,skills development and multilateral affairs during high-level talks held in Rabat.
Morocco has moved to tighten controls on exports of copper alloy ingots,requiring prior authorization for overseas shipments under new rules aimed at safeguarding domestic supply and curbing market d
Morocco is rapidly establishing itself as the Mediterranean’s fastest-growing aerospace manufacturing hub,drawing sustained investment from global industry leaders seeking cost efficiency,supply cha
Sudan’s Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim held discussions with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on measures to support economic stabilization and post-war reconstruction in Sudan.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.
Terms like outbreak, epidemic, pandemic and public health emergency each describe a different level of spread, and they help determine how fast and how far the response goes.
The health minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Sunday that authorities had already selected sites in Rwampara and Mongwalu to establish new treatment centers and that dozens of patients were receiving active care.
Djibouti has unveiled its first government since the re-election of President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, with the new cabinet made up of 26 ministers, including eight women and one secretary of state.
Uganda's president, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has signed into law forbiding foreign interference in the country despite warnings from different concerned parties.
The border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, around Goma and Gisenyi, has been closed since Sunday morning, according to several eyewitness accounts collected on the ground.
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