A hospital run by Médecins Sans Frontières in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was bombed again last week, while DR Congo battles an outbreak of the Ebola virus.
Ebola has broken out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo again, but US aid agencies are not poised to offer a proactive response. What will this mean for future pandemic responses?
An outbreak of the Ebola virus has begun in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Though it’s unlikely to spread as far as the large outbreaks in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone in 2014, it’s worth remembering the lessons of that crisis and how they can be applied to solving this one.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is in a delicate situation as President Joseph Kabila attempts to delay elections for his successor. Many fear that such blatant evidence of corruption will plunge the country back into civil war.
In a landmark conviction and sentence, Bemba’s case is the first time the International Criminal Court has recognized rape as a weapon of war.
