DRC: CoronaVirus Meter

Coronavirus live news: Liverpool mayor's brother dies; Iran deaths exceed 30,000

8d | The Guardian

Angela Merkel asks Germans to stay home; Poland and Malaysia report record rise in cases; Austrian foreign minister tests ...

Education & child protection challenges in Eastern DRC: Impact of COVID-19, conflict and policy reform: Thematic series on education – October 2020

5d | ReliefWeb

English Analysis on Democratic Republic of the Congo about Education, Protection and Human Rights and Epidemic; published on 19 Oct 2020 by ACAPS ...

Angola: Covid-19 - 92 DRC Citizens Arrested Over Border Violation

8d | AllAfrica.com

Ninety two citizens from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been arrested and repatriated to their country of origin in an operation by the Border Guard Police for attempted border violation ...

Coronavirus in Wisconsin: Here's where you can get tested, including for free

9d | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on MSN.com

Wisconsin's escalating coronavirus crisis has reached a distressing level of severity, as the state recorded its worst day of ...

DRC's free school policy under pressure as students return

13d | YAHOO!

Students returned to school in DR Congo on Monday after a six-month closure because of the coronavirus pandemic, with teacher ...

World in Progress: Gorillas, indigenous and overzealous park rangers in the DRC

4d | Deutsche Welle

Why environmental protection clashes with local people in the DRC - and how German donors try to protect local populations ...

Moody's - The DRC's credit profile reflects very weak institutions, infrastructure gaps and high political risk

10d | Moody's

Institutional weakness is one of the main long-term constraints on the DRC's creditworthiness Coronavirus pandemic has further weakened the DRC's fragile public finances The credit profile of the ...

Lessons for COVID-19 Recovery From the Ebola Epidemic

11d | Psychology Today

In the weeks surrounding World Mental Health Day 2020, it is important to take a closer look at how we’re addressing the mental consequences of the novel coronavirus pandemic, and what knowledge we ...

Denis Mukwege's 20-year stand against sexual violence in DRC

11d | Euronews

Denis Mukwege, known to some as Dr Miracle, explains to Euronews the impact of COVID-19 on the ongoing efforts to help women ...

Why women are crucial to our COVID-19 response

11d | Mercy Corps

According to a recent UN report on gender equality in the wake of COVID‑19, data shows that: Women are losing their ...

World in Progress: Gorillas, indigenous and overzealous park rangers in the DRC

4d | Deutsche Welle

Why environmental protection clashes with local people in the DRC - and how German donors try to protect local populations ...

Moody's - The DRC's credit profile reflects very weak institutions, infrastructure gaps and high political risk

10d | Moody's

Institutional weakness is one of the main long-term constraints on the DRC's creditworthiness Coronavirus pandemic has further weakened the DRC's fragile public finances The credit profile of the ...

Denis Mukwege's 20-year stand against sexual violence in DRC

11d | Euronews

Denis Mukwege, known to some as Dr Miracle, explains to Euronews the impact of COVID-19 on the ongoing efforts to help women ...

Thank this Ebola-fighting African doctor for monoclonal antibody treatments

10d | STAT

Some infectious disease experts anticipate that monoclonal antibody treatments will become a significant tool in controlling ...

Rapid research in a deadly epidemic pays off

8d | The Verge

Researchers at the time piloted ways to responsibly conduct clinical trials in the middle of deadly outbreaks. Now, some of ...

As COVID-19 increases global food insecurity, less children are receiving nutrition support across conflict-affected states

3d | ReliefWeb

English News and Press Release on Democratic Republic of the Congo and 4 other countries about Food and Nutrition, Health and Epidemic; published on 22 Oct 2020 by IRC ...

FDA approves first treatment for Ebola, a Regeneron antibody cocktail

10d | Ars Technica

The newly approved Ebola treatment, called Inmazeb (aka REGN-EB3), is a combination of three monoclonal antibodies made by ...

Reviewing The Danish Refugee Council’s Foresight Model

5d | ReliefWeb

The Foresight model from the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) uses open data from 18 sources to predict forced displacement of internally displaced people and refugees, with an initial focus on ...

DRC roads: Has it something to do with blood minerals?

11d Opinion | Daily Monitor

So the embellished benefits of increased trade with DRC such as growth of the economy and increased employment may not be ...

DRC: Floods in Sake, North Kivu Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) DREF n° MDRCD031

10d | ReliefWeb

English Situation Report on Democratic Republic of the Congo about Health, Safety and Security, Epidemic, Flood and more; published on 14 Oct 2020 by IFRC ...

Rwanda: ‘Our rapprochement with the DRC can’t please everyone’ – Vincent Biruta

22d | The Africa Report

Uganda and the DRC, and touches on the mysterious arrest of Paul Rusesabagina, the controversial hero of the film Hotel Rwanda. The coronavirus pandemic may have ground most diplomacy efforts to a ...

Chaotic presidential debate highlights Covid-19 vaccines & women in DRC accuse Ebola aid workers of sexual abuse

25d | STAT

The Road Ahead: Charting the coronavirus pandemic over the next 12 months — and beyond ‘We don’t actually have that answer yet’: WHO clarifies… ‘We don’t actually have that answer ...

DRC: COVID-19 and cobalt crash make a one-two punch

16d | The Africa Report

The global health crisis is slowing the development of processing plants after plummeting cobalt prices led to the closing of ...

Reviewing The Danish Refugee Council’s Foresight Model

5d | ReliefWeb

The Foresight model from the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) uses open data from 18 sources to predict forced displacement of internally displaced people and refugees, with an initial focus on ...

IRC launches response to Ebola outbreak in DRC as new assessment finds massive need amidst COVID pandemic

25d | ReliefWeb

Borry Jatta, DRC Country Director at the International ... and continues to lead on infection prevention and control (IPC) against COVID-19 in the area. The IRC also works in women’s and ...

COVID-19, Ebola, and conflict are triple-threat for humanitarian efforts in Congo

29d | Crux

“Currently, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and spread of the virus in the DRC’s capital of Kinshasa, [Catholic Relief Services] is implementing multiple emergency projects to address the ...

DRC: ‘To survive, Tshisekedi is trying to outmanoeuvre, not confront the Kabilists’

26d | The Africa Report

With the COVID-19 pandemic hurting the economy ... The clear message to people there, and elsewhere in the DRC, is that Kabila retains control of much of the money and many of the guns in the country.

Protecting civilians in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and ensuring an effective exit strategy for MONUSCO

18d | CNBC Africa

Mr President, as DRC’s second largest bilateral donor, the United Kingdom remains a committed humanitarian and development partner. We recognise the broader socio-economic impact of Covid-19 on ...

Burundi, DRC move to neutralise insurgents

14d | The Star

When the DR Congo in mid-September postponed the Great Lakes Region Heads of State mini-summit scheduled for September 17 in Goma, it said it was due to due to Covid-19 constraints. It said the ...

Burundi, DRC move to neutralise cross border insurgents

15d | MSN

When the DR Congo in mid-September postponed the Great Lakes Region Heads of State mini-summit scheduled for September 17 in Goma, it said it was due to due to Covid-19 constraints. It thus said ...