The attack in the Virunga National Park was the latest assault on rangers charged with protecting one of Africa’s oldest nature areas.
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6 Park Rangers Killed in Congo Gorilla Reserve Ambush
The attack in the Virunga National Park was the latest assault on rangers charged with protecting one of Africa’s oldest nature areas.
Congo’s Latest Ebola Outbreak Declared Finished
The disease killed at least 55 people in an outbreak that began June 1, the 11th bout of Ebola to strike the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Lous and the Yakuza Makes Music From Her Life’s Darkness
At 24, the songwriter, singer and rapper has fled one war and lived through the aftermath of another. Now, bridging continents, she tells an autobiographical story with her debut album.
1,300 Escape in Congo Prison Break After an Attack Claimed by ISIS
Local officials blamed an Islamist militant group for the assault on the prison and a nearby military camp in the northeastern part of the country.
W.H.O. Workers Are Accused of Sex Abuse During Ebola Response in Congo
The U.N. health agency, already grappling with the challenge of leading the global response to the coronavirus pandemic, vowed it would investigate the allegations that women were exploited in return for jobs.
More Than 50 Dead After Gold Mines Collapsed in Eastern Congo
Heavy rains triggered landslides that fell the mines.
First Famines of Coronavirus Era Are at World’s Doorstep, U.N. Warns
The top U.N. relief official said parts of Yemen, South Sudan, northeast Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo are at risk, “endangering the lives of millions of women, men and children.”
Poacher Who Killed Gorilla Rafiki Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison in Uganda
The man had confessed to killing Rafiki, a rare silverback gorilla who was the leader of the famed Nkuringo gorilla troop, popular with tourists.
W.H.O. Asks for Help Fighting Growing Ebola Outbreak
The W.H.O.’s current funds for fighting an Ebola outbreak surging in Congo will only last a few more weeks.