The Citizen15h
Scientists develop disease-resistant bananas to fight devastating virus
The disease is a significant threat to banana production in several countries, particularly in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific.
Business Insider Africa on MSN7d
Congo’s minerals-for-security deal with U.S. advances amid M23 turmoil
The United States is in preliminary discussions with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) regarding a potential ...
Africa's weakest currency is held by one of its smallest but prettiest countries
This tiny island country off the African coast has the unfortunate title of the continent's weakest currency - but it does ...
MyHighPlains8d
A boat capsizes in Congo and 25 are dead, many of them soccer players
A boat has capsized in southwestern Congo and killed 25 people, many of them soccer players, authorities said Monday. The players were returning from a match in Mushie city ...
CBS News11d
Mystery disease in Congo may be from poisoned water source, WHO says. Here's what to know.
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 ...
Modern Ghana13d
Faith in power of the dead comforts living in DR Congo's war-torn east
Faith healer Julie Kaviavu threw a handful of grains into the fire and lit a cigarette as she prepared to ask the dead for ...
CNN17d
WHO says water contamination is suspected in one of the Congo villages struck by illness
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.
Indiatimes19d
Mysterious 'crying disease' kills over 50 in Congo: What we know so far
An unknown illness has resulted in 53 deaths in Congo's Equateur province, with nearly half of the victims dying within hours. The cause and mode of transmission are still under investigation ...
ABC News20d
Over 60 deaths linked to 'unknown disease' in Congo: WHO
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 ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation20d
Mystery illness kills more than 50 people in northwestern Congo
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 ...
Time20d
What We Know So Far About the Mystery Illnesses Killing Dozens in Congo
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 ...
National Post20d
What we know about mysterious illness quickly killing people in the Congo
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 ...