Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo Ebola death toll hits 930 as outbreak accelerates

The death toll from the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has reached at least 930, with 2,344 confirmed cases as of Saturday, Congo's Ministry of Health announced Monday, as escalating U.S. and Congolese travel restrictions draw warnings from aid…

Congo Ebola workers strike over unpaid wages as deaths top 600

Healthcare workers at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak walked off their jobs last week, staging protests outside treatment centers in the country's northeast over wages they say have gone unpaid since the crisis began nearly two months ago.

Bundibugyo Ebola tops 1,100 cases as clinical trials near

Scientists trying to develop vaccines and treatments for the fast-growing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Central Africa are running into a basic problem: too little is known about the strain, and the response is being shaped by delayed detection, limited diagnostics…