Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers has approved the country's admission to the regional bloc, after its application to become a member was pursued in 2019
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC has surpassed 6.000 confirmed cases and killed 2.911 people, making it the country’s largest outbreak on record and one of the fastest-growing Ebola epidemics ever recorded; over 1.360 people have recovered
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo 42 years after last census in 1984, when DRC still went under the name of Zaire, authorities are preparing to count the population to gather reliable data for planning public services; millions of people with no official ID will be recorded by the state
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa International Film Festival, at its 13th edition, screened about 50 feature-length, medium-length, and short films from about ten countries; it was founded with the specific aim of letting Africans watch African films, tell their own stories
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola cases surpass 2.000, victims over 930 as more health workers begin strike in Ituri province over unpaid wages amid spreading outbreak and cultural opposition of some communities