The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has spread to an eighth province, with new cases confirmed in Nord-Ubangi Province in the north, according to the latest health ministry report released Sunday.

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi has convened senior military and security officials to assess the country's security situation and military operations, two days after the formation of a new political and military movement led by former president Joseph Kabila.

Belgian authorities have searched properties belonging to Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi and members of his family as part of an investigation into alleged embezzlement of public assets.

Kenya has confirmed a second case of Ebola, involving a 39-year-old man who is a close family member of the country's first patient, who died from the disease on October 5.

AFC/M23 rebel alliance has reported intensified drone attacks by forces backing the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in parts of North and South Kivu, particularly in the Minembwe region.

Kenya has confirmed its first-ever case of Ebola, after a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for seven years died in Nairobi.

A high-level delegation of the African Union Panel of Facilitators has arrived in Goma for talks with senior AFC/M23 leaders as part of ongoing efforts to advance the peace process and seek a political resolution to the conflict in eastern DR Congo.

The FDLR militia group continued to commit serious abuses against civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), including killings, forced disappearances and extortion, according to a new United Nations report.

A military court in Uvira, South Kivu province, has sentenced 27 soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to death after finding them guilty of cowardice in the face of the enemy.

Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a former television journalist in Uganda who also worked for Rwanda Television under the name Eddie Nkurukenzire, has been crowned the new King of Tooro, becoming the 13th monarch of the Tooro Kingdom.

The number of people infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has risen to 8,067, including 3,901 deaths, since the outbreak was confirmed in mid-May 2026.

Rwanda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe has questioned the reinstatement of Major General Sylvain Ekenge as spokesperson for the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), nine months after the officer was suspended over remarks about Tutsi women.

The Ebola outbreak continues to worsen in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the latest figures released on September 17 showing that 7,541 people have been confirmed to have contracted the virus, while 3,639 people have died from the disease.

The armed group MRDP Twirwaneho, which operates in Minembwe commune in South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has claimed that it repelled attacks by government forces and allied armed groups.

AFC/M23 fighters clashed with DRC government forces in Masisi and Point-Zéro on Tuesday as the rebels accused Kinshasa of launching renewed attacks despite a ceasefire agreement.

More than 7,200 confirmed Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as sustained transmission continues in several provinces despite an overall downward trend of the epidemic, according to governmental data released Tuesday.

Anthropic, the American AI company behind the Claude chatbot, has disclosed a coordinated, AI-powered disinformation network that used fake news sites and fabricated journalist identities to push content favourable to the Democratic Republic of Congo's official position in its conflict with Rwanda.

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has surpassed 7,000, with nearly 3,400 deaths reported, according to the latest government situation report released Friday.

The Kenyan government has given foreign nationals conducting business in the country 90 days to regularise their immigration status, work permits, business registrations and licences, amid growing anxiety following President William Ruto’s recent remarks on foreign participation in small-scale businesses.

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday it remains too early to say that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is under control, despite signs of stabilization in recent weeks.