As the World Health Organisation raises its risk assessment for the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo to the highest level, neighbouring countries Uganda and Rwanda have imposed travel restrictions to try and prevent the deadly virus spreading.

Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into Uganda.

Kinshasa residents continue to pack markets, bars and public transportation, despite growing international concern about the spread of the virus.

As the daughter of assassinated Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, Juliana Lumumba carries one of Africa's most powerful political names. Now, the former culture minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo wants to use that legacy to reshape the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF),

There can be no meaningful peace process in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo when one party continues to treat a ceasefire as a public relations tool rather than a binding commitment. The latest bombing of populated areas in North Kivu by the Kinshasa regime and its allies is a stark reminder that,

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo will open three Ebola treatment centers in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak of a rare type of the virus that has killed nearly 120 people.

KINSHASA, Congo — The death toll from flooding that cut access to over half of the Congolese capital of Kinshasa reached 33 as authorities raced Monday to evacuate and support hundreds of families trapped in their homes. Ten more people were confirmed ...