Violence and overcrowding hampers Ebola response in DRC
Violence and overcrowding hampers Ebola response in DRC.

Violence and overcrowding hampers Ebola response in DRC.

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Yoweri Museveni, Paul Biya, and other leaders use tactics including elections to cement their long rule, experts say.
Senegal beat Benin 3-0 to top AFCON 2025 group, while DR Congo beat Botswana, setting up a mouth-watering Algeria tie.

A DR Congo fan known as ‘Lumumba’ stood motionless in the stands for the entire match against Senegal at AFCON.
Major-General Horta Inta-a was sworn in as the new transitional president on November 27.
Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrives in the Republic of Congo after first seeking refuge in Senegal following this week’s coup.

A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sentenced ex-President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia.
Paul Kagame gives cautious welcome to US-brokered agreement, but says success depends on goodwill from warring parties.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal, opening US access to key minerals.
Amnesty International says torture, killings and enforced disappearances have taken place in areas under rebel control.
The capital struggles as the Ndjili River overflows, leaving drivers stranded, and infrastructure collapses.