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DRC referendum bill intensifies constitutional standoff

Congolese lawmakers this week passed a referendum bill that could lead to constitutional reform ahead of the 2028 elections. The opposition has warned of a "constitutional coup." On June 9, the ...
Yahoo Finance

DRC's Export Controls Are Reshaping the Battery Metals Market

Even as the International Monetary Fund warns of a global demand slowdown for critical minerals due to geopolitical shocks in the Middle East, the Democratic Republic of Congo is projecting confidence ...
The Guardian

DRC Ebola outbreak could have begun as early as January, WHO chief says

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the virus ‘had a big head start’ but that the response was catching up The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could have begun as early as January, ...
CNN

Ebola recoveries bring signs of hope in DRC as suspected cases emerge outside Africa

Four nurses who were being treated for ‌Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus have been discharged from a hospital in Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after recovering from ...
Al Jazeera English

WHO chief heads to ‘hardest hit’ Ituri as DRC’s 17th Ebola outbreak spreads

The chief of the United Nations health agency is travelling to Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has been hit the “hardest” as authorities battle to contain the country’s 17th ...
CNN

DRC is no stranger to Ebola outbreaks. Why isn’t there a vaccine or treatment to help now?

The fast-growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo came to the world’s attention only a little more than a week ago and is already the third-largest on record. But it’s the 17th ...
CNN

Protesters attack DRC treatment center as the WHO warns violence is threatening Ebola efforts

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Friday that violence is impeding efforts to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after protesters demanding the return ...
World Bank

Response to Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda

How is the World Bank Group responding to the Ebola Outbreak? The World Bank Group is responding swiftly to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda. Our goals are to: ...
The Guardian

DRC cancel World Cup training camp and fan event due to Ebola outbreak

Team staff who are based in DRC ‘leaving in next hours’ The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have cancelled their three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned farewell to fans in ...
Al Jazeera English

Why Ebola keeps returning to DRC: A heartbreaking human toll

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Sadiki Patrick, 40, is still grappling with the loss of his 15-year-old daughter, Judith, in Mongbwalu, a mining town in the eastern Democratic Republic of the ...
Mongabay

DRC copper exports to US set to surge amid warnings of corruption risk

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is planning to export 500,000 metric tons of copper to the United States, a fivefold increase in the export commitment made in January by state-owned miner ...