KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Limited access and required funding are the key challenges facing health officials trying to respond to the latest Ebola outbreak in southern Congo, the World Health Organization said on Friday. It is the first Ebola outbreak in 18 years in Kasai province, a remote part of Congo with poor road networks,…
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A high court in Congo on Tuesday sentenced a former justice minister to three years in prison after convicting him of embezzling $19 million in public funds intended to finance a prison project in the country. Constant Mutamba, who resigned over the case in June, was found guilty of embezzling funds…
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Congolese government on Saturday rejected Kenya’s appointment of a consul general to its conflict-hit city of Goma, citing what it called a violation of international law and a lack of proper diplomatic process. Goma, located in eastern Congo, has been at the center of a conflict between the Congolese government…