The Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus has surpassed 5,000 deaths and 10,000 confirmed cases, as health authorities struggle to contain transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and
A previously unidentified disease that has claimed 143 lives in southwestern DR Congo has been confirmed as a severe form of malaria, according to the country’s Health Ministry. The outbreak, which began
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has filed criminal complaints against subsidiaries of Apple in France and Belgium, accusing the tech giant of using minerals allegedly “looted” from conflict regions in
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Editor’s Note: This week’s dispatches provide insight into pivotal global events. In Bangladesh, the arrest of Workers Party leader Rashed Khan Menon amid quota reform unrest raises allegations of political revenge. In
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