Congo

Monkeypox declared a public health emergency: Should Kerala be alert?

August 18, 2024

Monkeypox declared a public health emergency: Should Kerala be alert?

Mpox is reported to be spreading in countries such as Rwanda, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Kenya, and Uganda.

September 27, 2021
What is drug 'bombe', why is it alarming Congo's capital

Mechanics from Kinshasa blame rising demand for the drug, derived from car exhaust, on a rash of thefts of catalytic converters, which are coated with metals such as platinum, palladium and rhodium.
July 21, 2020
Indian peacekeepers' efforts quell armed resistance in DR Congo

India is the fifth largest contributor of uniformed personnel to the UN Peacekeeping.
August 02, 2019
Fourth Ebola case detected in Goma: Congo govt

Nearly 200 contacts of the man have been tracked down and nearly 160 of them vaccinated, according to the Congo government.
July 18, 2019
Ebola outbreak in Congo declared 'public health emergency'

The announcement made on Wednesday was the fourth of its kind since the outbreak was declared on August 1, 2018.
June 10, 2019
India sends women's corps for UN duties in strife-torn Congo

The 22-member women personnel are drawn from the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) that is tasked to guard open Indian borders with Nepal and Bhutan.