WHO has called for an emergency meeting on mpox following its spread outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
UN reported a rise in cases of sexual and gender-based violence, with 122,960 cases recorded in 2023, an increase of three per cent from 2022.
They were deployed to support the DRC government’s efforts to restore peace and security in the eastern part of the country.
No fewer than 30 people were killed late Wednesday in an overnight attack blamed on Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels.
Jacquemain Shabani, Mr Tshisekedi’s senior political adviser, was named deputy prime minister and interior minister.
Since the beginning of 2024, a total of 5,133 suspected cases, including 321 deaths, have been reported, according to the WHO report.
While WFP managed to provide food aid to some 1.2 million people in July, funding has almost dried up.
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Across the country, at least 31,342 suspected or confirmed cholera cases and 230 deaths in the first seven months of 2023.
China has asked armed groups in eastern DR Congo to end all their violent activities and withdraw from occupied areas.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday reported an exponential rise in cholera cases in Africa amid a global surge in the disease.
