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health2 hours ago•4 min saved

Fresh Ebola outbreak hits Congo’s Ituri region, sparking cross-border fears

Africa CDC has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths, concentrated in Mongwalu and Rwampara and with suspected cases reported in Bunia near the Uganda border. The risk of further spread remains high due to cross-border movement, security disruptions, and mining-related travel. Congo has had 17 Ebola outbreaks since 1976; vaccines exist but logistics and funding challenges have hampered responses in the past. An urgent cross-border coordination meeting with Congo, Uganda, South Sudan and UN partners aims to accelerate surveillance, safe burials, and vaccine delivery.

via WRAL|

#africa-cdc #congo #ebola

africa4 hours ago•3 min saved

Ebola spikes in Ituri, DR Congo, with 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases

Africa CDC says an Ebola outbreak has emerged in DR Congo’s eastern Ituri province, reporting about 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths (4 of them lab-confirmed) in towns including Mongwalu and Rwampara, with Bunia under investigation. Preliminary tests in Kinshasa detected the virus; officials warn of rapid spread due to urban settings and mining activity, and coordination with Uganda and South Sudan is being planned. The Congolese government has not officially declared an outbreak, while WHO notes there is no proven cure and a roughly 50% fatality rate. This is the 17th Ebola outbreak in DR Congo since 1976.

via BBC|

#africa #africa-cdc #cross-border

world6 hours ago•14 min saved

New Ebola outbreak hits Congo's Ituri region as 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases surface

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s remote Ituri province, reporting 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths so far; four deaths are lab-confirmed and preliminary tests detected Ebola in 13 of 20 samples, with cases centered in Mongwalu and Rwampara and suspected cases in Bunia, far eastern Congo near Uganda; Ituri outbreak follows the end of a previous outbreak about five months ago.

via AP News|

#congo #ebola #health

africa4 days ago•3 min saved

Ituri Violence Surges as CODECO-CRP Attacks Kill Dozens

Armed rebels linked to CODECO killed at least 69 people in Ituri after an earlier CRP assault, with the toll potentially rising as bodies are recovered. MONUSCO rescued nearly 200 civilians from the CRP attack on FARDC positions and condemned the violence. The violence highlights a long-running Hema–Lendu conflict in the mineral-rich eastern DRC, compounded by multiple armed groups and ongoing attacks by others such as ADF and M23, leaving civilians at great risk.

via Al Jazeera|

#africa #civilian-casualties #codeco

conflict2 years ago•2 min saved

Deadly Attack on IDP Camp in DR Congo's Ituri Leaves Over 40 Dead

More than 40 people have been killed in an attack on an IDP camp in Ituri province, DR Congo, by fighters belonging to the militia group, Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (CODECO). The group claims to protect the Lendu community from the Hema ethnic group and the DRC army. CODECO has frequently targeted displacement camps, and the victims will be buried in a mass grave. The country has the largest population of IDPs in Africa, with at least 5.6 million having fled their homes due to fighting.

via Al Jazeera English|

#codeco #conflict #dr-congo

conflict3 years ago•2 min saved

Rebel Attacks in DR Congo Leave Dozens Dead

Dozens of civilians were killed in attacks on villages in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday. The Cooperative for Development of the Congo (CODECO) is suspected to be behind the attacks. The conflict in Ituri has caused an estimated 1.5 million people to be displaced over the past six years. The violence stems from ongoing tensions between the Lendu and Hema ethnic groups, as well as from the desire to control Ituri’s natural resources. The UN has expressed deep concern over the escalation of brutal attacks on civilians in the region.

via Al Jazeera English|

#codeco #conflict #democratic-republic-of-the-congo

conflict3 years ago•1 min saved

Rampant Violence in Eastern DRC: Militants Kill Dozens in String of Attacks.

Suspected militants killed at least 22 people in a series of attacks across the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri and North Kivu provinces. The incidents were the latest in a stream of continuous violence that has plagued eastern Congo for years, despite increasing interventions from the country's army and U.N. peacekeepers. Congo's government declared a state of siege in North Kivu and Ituri in 2021, in an attempt to stem rampant militia violence in the country's vast mineral-rich east.

via Reuters|

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