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For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...

A mystery illness that has caused dozens of deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to from a "poisoning of a water source," according to the World Health Organization. The WHO's head ...

In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), insecurity and horrific sexual violence have left tens of thousands fleeing across borders with no sign of the exodus stopping, the UN refugee ...

GEOQUIZ: Which five African countries border the Mediterranean Sea? Answer: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. In all, 22 countries and one territory (Gibraltar) have coasts on the ...

Peering over the abyss of a looming third Congo War, Rwanda must decide how far it intends to reshape the geography of the African Great Lakes: whether to settle for a de facto Kivu protectorate or ...

Authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas may have been contaminated, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Over 1,000 people are sick from the mystery disease, health officials said. At least 60 people have died and over 1,000 more are sick from a deadly "unknown disease" spreading in a region of the ...

More than 50 people have died from unidentified illnesses in north-western Congo, in the last five weeks, nearly half of them within hours after they felt sick. The outbreaks occurred in two ...

KINSHASA — Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them within hours after they felt sick. The outbreaks in two ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. Within five weeks, an unknown illness has killed 53 people in northwestern Congo, which has been traced back to three children who ate a bat. The illness first ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them within hours after they felt sick. The outbreaks ...