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'Ebola is defeated', says Congolese professor who discovered virus

Ebola has been defeated. Vaccines and medical treatments have brought the deadly and terrifying disease under control, says Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the Congolese professor who first discovered the virus more than 40 years ago

33 killed as bus hits fuel truck in DR Congo

Thirty-three people died in a horrific collision between a fuel truck and a crowded bus in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the weekend, police said Monday

Road crash kills 24 in western DR Congo

DR Congo in mourning after funeral parties banned

A ban on funeral commemorations in Democratic Republic of Congo aims at preventing the spread of coronavirus -- but it has dealt a body blow to the country's most deep-rooted traditions and grandest social events

Bus Accident in DRC Kills 9, Wounds Almost 50 - Reports

Two cops, 2 civilians killed in DR Congo vote result protest

Two policemen and two civilians were killed in the western DR Congo city of Kikwit Thursday when police intervened to end protests over the outcome of presidential elections, security forces said

Ebola death toll in DR Congo at 41 - new drug in use

Forty-one people have died in the latest outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo, health authorities said on Tuesday, adding that doctors were using a novel drug to treat patients.

DRC Begins Using Experimental Drug in Bid to Curb Ebola Epidemic - Health Ministry

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has started using experimental medication to treat people infected with the Ebola virus disease, the DRC Health Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

DR Congo bus accident leaves 25 dead, dozens injured

Twenty five people were killed and 57 others injured Sunday when a bus overturned in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to an official toll