KINSHASA -- Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have topped 5,200, but Africa's top public health agency warned Thursday that the official count may account for only 30 to 40 percent of infections, suggesting the outbreak could be up to three times larger than report»»»

Kinshasa: A suspected Ebola death has been reported on a boat heading for Kinshasa, which has so far avoided the outbreak raging in DR Congo's east and northeast, authorities said Thursday. Ebola, which spreads through contact with bodily fluids and causes haemorrhagic fever, has killed at least 1,»»»

Dubai: Uganda has officially declared an end to its Ebola outbreak after completing the 42-day monitoring period following the recovery of the last patient on 14th June. The authorities confirmed that the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo will remain closed, as the neighbou»»»

Canada is barring foreign nationals who visited the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past 21 days in its latest effort to prevent Ebola from entering and spreading in this country. The Public Health Agency of Canada made the announcement Sunday, with the new rule set to start on Monday at 11:59 »»»

- Since June 24, France has recorded approximately 1,000 additional deaths compared to previous months, the French Health Ministry said on Sunday, adding that the figure is not final. "Numerous monthly and all-time records have been broken; Tuesday, June 23, was the hottest day on record nationwide»»»

The DRC’s independence anniversary renews debate over progress, security and state capacity. Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo – It was Thursday, June 30, 1960, when Belgian and Congolese dignitaries gathered at the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa, then known as Leopoldville, for a ceremony m»»»

In Bunia, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, few people want to risk going out socialising for fear of catching the disease. Although bars and clubs remain open, they are struggling to attract many people. Staff are doing their best to help stem the spread »»»