Congo: CoronaVirus Meter

$1bn plan to save critical Congo Basin forest could allow more logging, leaked documents reveal

17h | YAHOO!News

Exclusive: Sources close to negotiations fear the Democratic Republic of Congo’s decision to lift a ban on new logging ...

Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees to Central African Republic from DR Congo Restarts

23h | Voice of America

Before the voluntary repatriation program was stopped, the UN refugee agency had helped more than 5,000 refugees return from ...

Covid-19: Wedding ceremonies banned for 45 days in Congo

13d | Africanews

Vaccination to stop the spread of the Ebola virus disease began Wednesday in Beni in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

IMF Team and the Authorities from the Democratic Republic of Congo Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the First Review under the Extended Credit Facility

19h | International Monetary Fund

IMF staff and the authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the first review under the three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. Boosting public investment and social spending ...

From fixed Covid-19 tests to kit man getting beat up, Amazulu coach Benni McCarthy exposes Congolese gamesmanship!

22h | The South African on MSN.com

Amazulu made club history when they managed to qualify for the CAF Champions League group stages.  Amazulu’s 1-1 draw saw ...

Congo bans weddings to contain coronavirus

13d | The Herald-Zimbabwe

The Republic of Congo on Wednesday announced a 45-day ban on weddings, a move that it said would help to stem the spread of coronavirus.

Congo-Brazzaville in 3rd wave of COVID-19: PM

9d | China

The Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo, Anatole Collinet Makosso, announced Monday in Brazzaville that the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has begun in Congo, with the Congolese capital ...

Six out of seven coronavirus cases in Africa are going undetected, the W.H.O. says.

13d | New York Times

Now is the time to go on the offensive against Covid-19, and work with local communities to break transmission chains and ...

At least 16 killed, others missing after east Congo attack

6d | Associated Press on MSN.com

At least 16 people were killed and several others kidnapped by rebels in Congo’s east, as violence continues to rise in the area. The attack, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) from the town of Beni, was ...

Newly Nonprofit Mologic Accelerates Work on Neglected Disease Tests, Affordable COVID-19 Assays

5d | 360dx

The firm is developing a SARS-CoV-2 antigen test that could cost $2 or less while working on lateral flow assays for several ...

Six out of seven coronavirus cases in Africa are going undetected, the W.H.O. says.

13d | New York Times

Now is the time to go on the offensive against Covid-19, and work with local communities to break transmission chains and ...

At least 16 killed, others missing after east Congo attack

6d | Associated Press on MSN.com

At least 16 people were killed and several others kidnapped by rebels in Congo’s east, as violence continues to rise in the area. The attack, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) from the town of Beni, was ...

Three new Ebola cases confirmed in eastern Congo

10d | Reuters on MSN.com

Three new Ebola cases have been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing the total to five in the last 10 ...

More COVID-19 Testing in Africa Could Help Contain Future Flareups

13d | Voice of America

A new community-based screening initiative is getting under way to rapidly detect COVID-19 infections to curb transmission ...

From Congo to Chile, small labs are playing a growing role in global understanding of COVID

12d | PRI

Scientists are tracking the evolution and spread of SARS-CoV-2 and developing critical responses to it. Efforts have ramped ...

Craze For Bizarre Car-Exhaust Drug Raises Alarm in Congo’s Capital

5d | News18 on MSN.com

A new drug known as ‘bombe’ obtained from the exhaust filter of crushed vehicles has become a cause of concern for ...

WHO Africa aims to drastically increase COVID-19 testing

13d | Devex

To counter suspected underreporting of COVID-19 cases, the WHO Regional Office for Africa has announced a new initiative to ...

Six in seven COVID-19 infections go undetected in Africa

13d | ReliefWeb

A new assessment by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that only 14.2% - or one in seven - COVID-19 infections are being detected in Africa. To reverse that trend and curb transmission, the WHO ...

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

6d | New York Times

This is the Coronavirus Briefing, an informed guide to the pandemic. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. A ...

Vaccine Gaps Leave World at Mercy of Covid-19

13d | Bloomberg

While political scuffles erupt in rich nations over attempts to enforce vaccine requirements in jobs, schools and public ...

UNICEF Democratic Republic of the Congo Humanitarian Situation Report No. 7 for July 2021

9d | ReliefWeb

English Situation Report on Democratic Republic of the Congo about Contributions, Coordination, Epidemic, Flood and more; published on 18 Oct 2021 by UNICEF ...

Vaccine Gaps Leave World at Mercy of Covid-19

13d | Bloomberg

While political scuffles erupt in rich nations over attempts to enforce vaccine requirements in jobs, schools and public ...

Newly Nonprofit Mologic Accelerates Work on Neglected Disease Tests, Affordable COVID-19 Assays

5d | 360dx

The firm is developing a SARS-CoV-2 antigen test that could cost $2 or less while working on lateral flow assays for several ...

What COVID-19 travel bans have done to conservation tourism in Africa

7d | Phys.org

It's been over 20 months since the World Health Organization announced COVID-19 as a global health emergency and pandemic. It ...

Is conflicting information driving COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Nairobi?

6d | Devex

Her meeting is taking place in the same compound where the government offers COVID-19 vaccines, but she has not received one.

From Ebola to COVID-19: Challenges in providing critical care in low-resource settings

8d | Healio

At the CHEST Annual Meeting, a worldwide panel highlighted disparities in receiving and accessing critical care around the ...

Pope confirms Greece-Cyprus trip, says 2022 may bring Congo, Hungary and Oceania

5d | Crux

Pope Francis has given a new interview to an Argentine new site in which he confirmed plans to visit Greece and Cyprus later ...

Singapore slips 3 places in global rule of law rankings amid Covid-19 impact on justice systems

13d | nationthailand

SINGAPORE - Singapore has slipped three places in a global ranking of rule of law and fallen outside the top three spots in ...

Pandemics Like Covid-19 Are Scary : Amazon.co.uk

13h | Amazon Associates UK

Covid-19 Worldwide Confirmed-662,541 Recovered-141,468 Deaths-30,841 ... The first known cases of Ebola occurred in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976, and the virus may have ...

Belgium braces for another surge in COVID-19 cases

7d | MyNorthwest.com

Belgium's government warned Thursday that the country could well be on the cusp of another major surge in COVID-19 cases despite its high ...