Ebola could be transformed from a terrifying disease into something that can be managed at home if drug trials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are successful, a leading scientist believes. Four experimental drugs are starting to be used as p...
The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to more than 200. The health ministry said it had recorded 201 deaths from the virus and that 291 cases have been confirmed since the outbreak began in August. A...
Mbandaka, once prosperous and charming, with electricity and running water 24 hours a day, hasn’t moved on since the 1970s. Quite the opposite – this city, situated at the confluence of the Congo and Ruki rivers, has declined. Rainwater gnaws at the...