Fifty people were killed early Thursday when a train derailed in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the minister for humanitarian action, Steve Mbikayi, said in a tweet.

At least 50 killed in train derailment in southeast DR Congo

UN chief Antonio Guterres started a three-day tour of the Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday, expressing "solidarity" with a region ravaged by violence and an Ebola epidemic.

UN chief expresses solidarity with Ebola-hit DR Congo

The death toll from Democratic Republic of Congo`s year-long Ebola outbreak has climbed above 2,000, government data showed on Friday, as responders battle to overcome community mistrust and widespread security problems.

Ebola death toll in east Congo outbreak climbs above 2,000

The eastern DR Congo province of South Kivu has recorded its first confirmed cases of Ebola in the country's year-old epidemic, one of which was a fatality, the provincial government said Friday.

First confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo's South Kivu province

World Health Organization officials give an update on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo via videolink. Watch the full video to know more.

W.H.O issues Ebola outbreak warning

Third Ebola case has been detected in DR Congo's Goma within a month. Watch full video to know more.

WION Dispatch: Panic grips Congo as third Ebola case detected

Democratic Republic Of Congo in Africa has detected its third Ebola case in less than a month. Watch the full video to know more. #EbolaOutbreak #DRCongoPatient

Third Ebola case detected in DR Congo

The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo has now been declared an international emergency, with more than 1,600 people having died in what has become the second-worst outbreak in history.

Doctor who survived Ebola in DR Congo to help

The first Ebola patient in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's largest city, Goma, has died, the government said on Tuesday. The spread of the virus to Goma, a city of roughly 1 million people on the border with Rwanda, has raised fears the outbreak, which is already the second deadliest Ebola epidemic ever, could spread more widely.

First Ebola patient in eastern Congo's main city dies

More than 1,500 people have died in a nearly 10-month-old outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry said Monday. As of Sunday, 1,506 people have died out of 2,239 recorded cases, it said.

Ebola death toll has crossed 1,500 in DR Congo: Health ministry

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared an epidemic of measles which may have killed 1,500 people, according to statistical analysis.

DR Congo fears 1,500 dead from measles epidemic

Thousands of civilians are fleeing fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo's army and militia groups in the eastern South Kivu province, a local official told AFP on Friday.

Thousands flee deadly fighting in east DR Congo: Officials

More than 1,000 people have now died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said, as aid workers warned that the highly contagious virus combined with insecurity in the restive region was creating a "deeply worrying situation".

More than 1,000 dead in DR Congo Ebola epidemic

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has declared Friday a day of mourning with 114 people still missing days after a boat capsized on Lake Kivu, killing 13, the presidency said.

DR Congo mourns as 127 feared dead in boat sinking

Some 100 people have died in the Ebola epidemic in DR Congo over the past three weeks, taking the overall death toll in the latest outbreak past 700, according to health ministry data.

Ebola toll tops 700 in DR Congo

In pictures: The week that was

The African Union called Thursday for the final announcement of last month's disputed presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be suspended due to "serious doubts".

African Union seeks delay in final announcement of DR Congo vote results

Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi was on Thursday declared winner of DR Congo's presidential election, but his victory was dismissed by the runner-up and questioned by the Catholic church, clouding the vote's legitimacy and hopes of peace.

Church, rival cry foul as opposition chief wins vote in DR Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission on Thursday declared opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the surprise winner of last month's chaotic presidential election, but the runner-up dismissed the outcome as an "electoral coup".

Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi declared winner in DR Congo presidential election

Preliminary results from Democratic Republic of Congo`s tumultuous presidential election will be delayed past Sunday`s deadline, the head of the election commission told Reuters.

Congo election results delayed past Sunday deadline

The long-awaited announcement of the results of last week's DR Congo presidential election promised for Sunday will be postponed to next week, the head of the electoral commission told AFP.

DRC election results delayed until 'next week': Electoral commission

The DR Congo government said Tuesday it had cut the country's internet services to avert a "popular uprising" as tensions rise pending the results of fractious presidential elections.

DR Congo: State says it cut internet to avoid 'uprising' after vote

After two years of delays, the Democratic Republic of Congo voted Sunday in presidential elections that will determine the future of Africa's notoriously unstable giant.

Voting winds up in volatile DR Congo's long-awaited election

Polling stations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo opened on Sunday for a presidential election that could lead to the country`s first democratic transfer of power but has been marred by campaign violence and chaotic preparations.

Congo heads to polls for tense, long-delayed presidential vote

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