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MONROVIA, LIBERIA - OCTOBER 03:  A World Health Organization (WHO), instructor teaches new health workers during a training session on October 3, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. The WHO is training some 400 new health workers in two-week courses for the Liberian Ministry of Health. Many of the new health workers will be stationed in some of th 17 Ebola treatment units to be built by the U.S. military.  (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
VIRUS CRISIS

WHO Reveals ‘Huge’ Death Rate From Ebola Outbreak

Health officials say armed conflict and displacement have made the outbreak harder to contain.

Janna Brancolini

Red Cross workers wear personal protective equipment (PPE) before handling the body of Dr Tibenderana Katho Blaise who worked at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) in Hoho commune and died of Ebola virus, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, ahead of his burial in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 26, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
HAZMAT HORROR

Deadly Virus Outbreak Spreads to New Nation

Hundreds are feared to have died from the virus in Africa.

Harry Thompson

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SICK LEAVE

Trump Goons Accused of Delaying Ebola-Stricken Doctor’s Care

Dr. Peter Stafford tested positive for a deadly strain of the Ebola virus on Sunday.

Vic Verbalaitis

The Congolese Republican Guard and police block a road around the scene of an attempted Coup in Kinshasa.
FLEW THE COUP

American Citizens Arrested for Alleged Congo Coup Attempt

The U.S. ambassador to the DRC said she was “shocked” and “very concerned” by the possible involvement of Americans in the plot.

Amanda Yen

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GIMME THE LOOT

Feds Want to Seize This $7M Condo in a Luxury Trump Building

Prosecutors say the daughter of Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso used dirty money to buy unit 32G in the Trump International Hotel & Tower.

Justin Rohrlich

A group of mainly women cry and wail as they mourn the victims of a massacre in Dengolat, Tigray.
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BLIND SPOT

Left-Wing Activists March for Palestine, but Ignore Africa

My fellow leftists are right to protest the U.S. government’s support for Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Where’s their outrage about America’s involvement in Africa’s wars?

Jason Nichols

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MONKEY BUSINESS

Gang Chimp-naps 3 Rescued Apes, Demands Six-Figure Ransom

The captors even sent distressing “proof of life” videos to the chimpanzees’ shelter.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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THAT BITES

Belgium Returns Congolese Activist Patrice Lumumba’s Tooth

The gold-plated crown was removed from the independence leader’s corpse which was dismembered and dissolved in acid in 1961.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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MONSTROUS

Report Details Horrific Rapes by WHO’s Ebola Aid Workers

Staff in the Congo allegedly forced girls as young as 13 to have sex for work and forced them to terminate pregnancies, an independent report found.

Kana Ruhalter

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HEATING UP

Thousands Flee Congo Volcano Eruption

Mount Nyiragongo erupted near the eastern city of Goma, sending thousands of Congolese across the border with Rwanda.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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TRAGIC

Italian Ambassador Killed in Ambush on UN Convoy in DRC

Luca Attanasio and his security detail and driver were killed in an attack on the UN convoy they were traveling with in eastern DRC.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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