Medical Xpress

Kinshasa slum battles deadly cholera outbreak

Faced with a lack of running water, unsanitary conditions and poverty, the Kinshasa neighborhood of Pakadjuma has struggled to end a cholera epidemic that has claimed hundreds of lives in the ...
CNN

Congolese artists wear costumes made of trash to shine a light on Kinshasa’s pollution problem

One artist poses in a tangle of electrical wires; another stands in a surreal robotic uniform made entirely of discarded mobile phones. The two performers are taking part in the KinAct Festival, an ...
NPR

Flooding death toll in Congo's capital reaches 33 as officials race to help victims

KINSHASA, Congo — The death toll from flooding that cut access to over half of the Congolese capital of Kinshasa reached 33 as authorities raced Monday to evacuate and support hundreds of families ...
UNHCR

High Commissioner Guterres warns of huge risk for conflict again in DRC

KINSHASA, Feb. 27 (UNHCR) - Warning that there is "a huge risk for conflict to rise again," UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has called on the international community to provide ...
Barron's

Kinshasa Slum Battles Deadly Cholera Outbreak

Faced with a lack of running water, unsanitary conditions and poverty, the Kinshasa neighbourhood of Pakadjuma has struggled to end a cholera epidemic that has claimed hundreds of lives in the ...