The apparent takeover of Goma, a city of about 2 million, has prompted fears of further violence and mass displacement
The company is reusing plastic for construction of houses and roads
Mother will be goodwill ambassador to combat mistrust of health workers in eastern Congo
More than 1,800 people have died in the deadly Ebola outbreak declared last August in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern region
It’s been a year since an Ebola outbreak started the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern region. Since then, 25-hundred cases have been reported and more than 18-hundred people have died. Now, local faith leaders are taking the fight against the deadly virus into churches and other religious institutions. VOA’s Austere Malivika reports.
The International Criminal Court found the former Congolese rebel leader guilty on 18 counts of murder, rape, sexual slavery and using child soldiers, stemming from actions in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2002 and 2003
