Democratic Republic of Congo
WHO aid workers offered ‘jobs for sex’ during Ebola outbreak

WHO aid workers offered ‘jobs for sex’ during Ebola outbreak
More than 50 women allege abuse by men who said they were international aid providers
30 Sep 2020
Tech firms sued over use of child labour in cobalt mines

Tech firms sued over use of child labour in cobalt mines
Apple and Google are being sued over alleged child labour in mines in Congo
20 Dec 2019
Who are Ebola’s ‘lullaby singers’?

Who are Ebola’s ‘lullaby singers’?
Grieving mothers and orphaned babies lend each other mutual comfort
19 Aug 2019
Ebola: what are the symptoms and is there a cure?

Ebola: what are the symptoms and is there a cure?
The disease is now curable as new drugs pass clinical trials
13 Aug 2019
DR Congo elections: more than 8,000 voting machines burnt

DR Congo elections: more than 8,000 voting machines burnt
President’s top advisor says ‘criminals’ behind massive fire just days before presidential election
14 Dec 2018
Ebola threatens city of a million people in DR Congo

Ebola threatens city of a million people in DR Congo
Experimental vaccine rushed to the city of Mbandaka after confirmed case of the deadly virus
18 May 2018
Democratic Republic of the Congo on verge of breakdown

Democratic Republic of the Congo on verge of breakdown
Spiralling violence following Joseph Kabila’s refusal to step down could lead to a vast humanitarian crisis
3 Apr 2018

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Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo
World Health Organisation confirms resurgence of deadly disease one year after end of epidemic in West Africa
15 May 2017
Apple, Samsung, and Sony accused of child labour links

Apple, Samsung, and Sony accused of child labour links
Amnesty International report claims children as young as seven are working in life-threatening conditions
19 Jan 2016
British oil firm 'paid soldiers who silenced opposition'

British oil firm 'paid soldiers who silenced opposition'
Soco International accused of paying soldiers who beat, intimidated and killed opponents of oil exploration
12 Jun 2015
Robocops brought in to direct the traffic in Kinshasa

Robocops brought in to direct the traffic in Kinshasa
'People don't respect the traffic police,' said one Congolese taxi driver. 'We should respect the robot'
5 Mar 2015
Apple to name and shame its own 'conflict mineral' suppliers

Apple to name and shame its own 'conflict mineral' suppliers
Tech industry under pressure to stop using minerals supplied by violent militias in Africa
13 Feb 2014