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Ebola Outbreak Spreads to Two Provinces in DR Congo

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Kinshasa, July 9 (IANS) The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has now affected the provinces of Tshopo and Haut-Uele, as the epidemic remains in a “very active” phase, Health Minister Roger Kamba said on Thursday.Health authorities have observed patients moving from affected areas toward Kisangani, the capital of Tshopo Province, and the Wamba area in Haut-Uele Province, bringing the two provinces into the scope of the outbreak response, Kamba said in Bunia, th…

Deadly Attacks on Civilians in Eastern Congo Raise Concerns, UN Reports

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United Nations, May 9 (IANS) A new wave of deadly attacks against civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has raised alarm, a UN spokesman has said. In the last three days, at least 34 civilians have reportedly been killed in a series of attacks in Ituri and North Kivu provinces, said Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the UN secretary-general on Friday (local time), quoting the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.In Ituri’s Irumu and Mambasa, attacks rep…