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Mobile banking sparks a ‘minor revolution’ in DR Congo workforce
AFP - For civil servants working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the arrival of mobile banking has been just short of a miracle. Aside from getting paid on time, workers are now receiving what is actually owed to them, circumventing greedy superiors who used to dip into their pay envelopes…
Fake tuberculosis drugs manufactured by both legitimate companies and fraudsters are rampant: survey
Africa, India and other developing countries are awash in fake or sub-standard drugs for tuberculosis, fuelling the rise of treatment-resistant strains of TB, according to a survey published on Tuesday. Investigators in the United States asked local people in 19 cities in 17 countries to purchase isoniazid and rifampicin, the…
Congolese gynecologist who worked with rape victims fears for his life
Celebrated Panzi gynaecologist Denis Mukwege who fled after armed raid seeks government protection for return to DR Congo A Congolese gynaecologist, honoured for his work with rape victims, says he dare not return home until his security is assured after narrowly surviving an assassination attempt last month. Denis Mukwege was saved by…
WHO: Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo stabilizes
An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has stabilised, with no new deaths or cases in more than a week, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday. For the past 10 days, the death toll from the haemorraghic fever has remained at 36 and no new cases have…
New virus found for deadly hemorrhagic fever in the Congo
A haemorrhagic fever that killed two people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2009 and left a third person seriously ill was caused by a novel virus, researchers said. The newly-found microbe is likely to exist naturally among insects or animals but may also be spread by human contact,…
Congo conflict puts endangered mountain gorillas in peril
Home to the famed mountain gorillas, Africa’s oldest national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been overrun by armed groups who have slaughtered wildlife and scared off much-needed tourists. For Belgian park director Emmanuel de Merode and his staff it is a time of great uncertainty and anxiety.…
Ebola outbreak ‘kills 32′ in Congo since May
An outbreak of Ebola fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have claimed up to 32 lives since May, including that of a woman who had just given birth, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday. By September 15, “a cumulative total of 72 cases was recorded, including 14 cases…
WHO: Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola outbreak ‘out of control’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could soon spread to major towns and cities in the region. According to Reuters, the death toll in the current outbreak of the lethal hemorrhagic fever has doubled in the…
U.S. to force companies to disclose if electronic materials come from war-torn countries
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted Wednesday to force corporations to disclose whether they use minerals like tantalum, tin, gold and tungsten purchased from African conflict zones in and around the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). So-called “conflict minerals” are seen as fueling much of the fighting in the…
Red Cross worried about civilians in ‘increasingly ethnic’ Congo conflict
An intensification in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has left increasing numbers of civilians at risk of attacks, the Red Cross said on Wednesday. “The abuse of the civilian population we have been seeing in recent months is extremely worrying and contrary to all basic humanitarian principles,” said Franz…
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