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Israel in Secret Talks to Deport all Palestinians to Congo

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Israeli officials are reportedly engaged in covert discussions with the Democratic Republic of Congo and other African nations regarding the resettlement of thousands of Palestinian migrants from Gaza. The plan for the “voluntary” relocation of individuals from the besieged Palestinian enclave to the central African country is gradually emerging as a key policy of Benjamin Netanyahu’s... 

Ebola Outbreak Returns to Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared a new epidemic of the Ebola virus in the nation’s northwestern city of Mbandaka, located in DRC’s Equateur Province, on Saturday, Sky News reported Sunday. World Health Organization (W.H.O.) officials detailed the outbreak on April 23, noting that DRC health authorities have so far detected just one case of the disease. “The patient, a 31-year-old... 

The Ancestry Of A Wealthy Politician Threatens To Tear The Congo Apart

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The ancestry of the wealthy son of a Jewish refugee in the Democratic Republic of Congo has emerged as a flashpoint for a political crisis that is threatening the integrity of the massive African country: The crisis came to a head last week when lawmakers loyal to President Felix Tshiseked introduced a bill that would restrict the presidency to those with two Congolese parents. It’s a thinly veiled... 

31 people die after BUBONIC PLAGUE outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo

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A bubonic plague outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen several dozen people succumb to the long-feared disease, which caused Europe’s Black Death pandemic in the 14th century. Multiple cases of the plague were identified in the Biringi area of Ituri Province in northeastern DR Congo between November 15 and December 13, Anne Laudisoit of New York-based NGO, Ecohealth Alliance, told... 

Over 300,000 Flee Violence in Congo Amid Massive Ebola Outbreak

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Hundreds of thousands of people are on the move in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid a breakout of inter-ethnic warfare, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reports. Over 300,000 have been displaced in the month of June alone as rival factions and militias battle in the northeast region of the African nation, which could exacerbate an Ebola outbreak that is now considered the second... 

Hundreds of Illegals From Ebola-Ridden Congo Dumped in Texas, 350 More on The Way

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Hundreds of illegal aliens from the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa, which is currently experiencing a massive Ebola virus outbreak, have been dropped off in San Antonio, Texas and hundreds more will arrive in the near future. A local news reporter looking for French-speaking volunteers to communicate with the individuals made a request on Twitter. “City confirms hundreds of migrants from... 

Ebola Outbreak in Congo Reaches 1,022 Infections, Kills 639

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More than 1,000 people have now been infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The death toll stood at 639 in the African nation yesterday, as the outbreak of the deadly virus enters its eight month. Health workers are still struggling to contain the infection, which has killed almost two thirds of people who have caught it. In the past month five treatment centres have been violently... 

Congo: Third Attack on Ebola Treatment Center in as Many Weeks Leaves 1 Dead

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African tribesmen have carried out a third—and this time deadly—attack on an Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), killing a policeman and wounding a health worker in the third and most deadly attack on those centers in as many weeks. The Ebola treatment center, located in Butembo in the province of North Kivu, only reopened last Saturday after another attack by... 

MSF Suspend Ebola Treatment in Congo after Tribesmen Attack Second Treatment Center

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Doctors without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF) has officially halted all its medical activities in the epicenter of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo following a second major attack on another of its treatment centers, that organization has announced. In an official statement released on the MSF website, that organization said “unidentified assailants” set facilities... 

Congo Tribesmen Burn Down Ebola Clinic, Halt White Attempts to Curb Epidemic

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IQ 78 tribesmen in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have carried out one of their most serious attacks yet on a Doctors without Borders (MSF) Ebola clinic in North Kivu, halting the white liberals’ attempts to contain the epidemic in the north of that country. According to a statement released today by MSF, their “Ebola center” in North Kivu was rendered “inoperative following a violent... 

US CDC Withdraws Personnel as 1,000 Dead in “Largest” Congo Ebola Outbreak

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At least 1,000 Africans have died in the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the white medical personnel sent in by the US’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have had to be withdrawn following repeated attacks by the locals. According to a report in the Independent newspaper in Uganda, the “Trump administration has barred U.S. health experts... 

Over 100 people killed in DR Congo last week by Ugandan rebels

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More than 100 people have been killed in an alleged attack by Ugandan rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, lawmakers say. The carnage took place near the volatile town of Beni, North Kivu Province, on Thursday, members of parliament told reporters. The bodies of 95 people were found in a mass grave while nine other dead bodies were shown to authorities at a morgue, said opposition lawmaker,... 

New hotbed of Ebola found in Congo as serum-treated doctor dies

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Officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say that a second, separate outbreak of the deadly virus has occurred in the country. Meanwhile, a Liberian doctor treated with an experimental serum against the illness has passed away. DRC Health Minister Felix Numbi said that two of eight people who died from a “hemorrhagic fever” last week have been diagnosed with a strain of the disease... 

DR Congo army kills 40 people taking part in uprising

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Congolese security forces have killed at least 40 people involved in a violent uprising in the capital Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army says. The army said it had regained control of the state television headquarters, RTNC, army headquarters and the international airport in Kinshasa following an attack by some 70 gunmen early Monday. The clashes reportedly broke out between supporters... 

Three Congolese helicopters attack M23 positions in eastern DRC

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Congolese army soldiers Three Congolese helicopters have blasted positions of the March 23 movement (M23) rebels in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). “Our helicopters have just bombarded enemy positions,” an unnamed Congolese officer said on Tuesday, adding, “Until now the enemy has not yet responded,” AFP reported. The attacks, which were the first... 
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