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People march during a protest organized by opposition parties against constitutional changes proposed by President Felix Tshisekedi, in Kinshasa, Congo, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi)

Police fire tear gas to break up Congo protests against constitutional changes

By Jean-Yves Kamale - Associated Press

Wiza Bondele, a health worker on the prevention and control team, poses for a photograph in Ituri province, eastern Congo, Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

No Ebola cases found on quarantined river boat, Congo authorities say

By Jean-Yves Kamale - Associated Press

Health workers disinfects an ambulance at Ebola Treatment Center at Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, Congo, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne) ** FILE **

U.S. aid cuts, Ebola crisis in Africa open door to Beijing’s bid for influence in Congo

By Joseph Hammond - Special to The Washington Times

A health worker prepares a patient's blood sample for testing at Bunia General Hospital in Bunia, Congo, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

U.S. citizen tests positive for Ebola in Congo

By Jean-Yves Kamale and Monika Pronczuk - Associated Press

Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Congo bans gatherings in areas far from Ebola outbreak. Some say it limits dissent

By Jean-Yves Kamale and Monika Pronczuk - Associated Press

FILE - Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo speaks during the Homegoing Celebration of Life for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, March 7, 2026, at Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

Congo opposition condemns new bill seen as opening the way for a third term for President Tshisekedi

By Mark Banchereau and Saleh Mwanamilongo - Associated Press

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaks to the media upon his arrival at N'djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Congo, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi)

WHO chief lands in Congo, saying Ebola outbreak ‘can be stopped’

By Jean-Yves Kamale, Justin Kabumba and Mark Banchereau - Associated Press

A woman mourns an Ebola victim as the coffin is take away for burial, at Sofepadi Hospital in Bunia, Congo, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Suspected Ebola cases in eastern Congo top 900

By Gerard Imray and Jean-Yves Kamale - Associated Press

FILE - Congo players pose for a team photo before a World Cup qualifying soccer match against Cameroon, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Rabat, Morocco. (AP Photo, File)

Congo cancels 3-day World Cup training camp and fan farewell in Kinshasa over Ebola fears

By Ciarán Fahey - Associated Press

FILE -The Congo airport terminal building before its opening by Congo president Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 25, 2015. (AP Photo/John Bompengo, File)

About 15 Latin American deportees from the U.S. arrive in Congo

By Jean-Yves Kamale and Mark Banchereau - Associated Press

People walk through the flooded streets of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi)

Death toll from flooding in Congo’s capital reaches 33 as officials race to support victims

By Jean-Yves Kamale - Associated Press

People walk through the flooded streets of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi)

At least 22 killed after heavy rains flood Congo’s capital

By Jean-Yves Kamale - Associated Press

Residents walk by charred vehicles in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as U.N. reports executions and rapes

By Chinedu Asadu and Justin Kabumba - Associated Press

People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Demonstrators attack foreign embassies in Congo’s capital to protest rebels’ advance in the east

By Justin Kamumba and Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma

By Justin Kabumba and Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

A view of the general Hospital Panzi in southwestern Congo, Thursday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Lucien Lufutu)

Authorities say the mystery disease in Congo might be malaria but more testing is needed

By Jean-Yves Kamale - Associated Press

Congolese security forces secure the streets of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday May 19, 2024, after Congo's army said it has "foiled a coup" and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a close ally of Congo's president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi)

Congo names third American in a foiled coup plot as mourners gather in Utah to remember plot leader

By Jessica Donati, Hannah Schoenbaum and Michael Biesecker - Associated Press

Security forces assault a supporter of presidential candidate Martin Fayulu during clashes outside his party's headquarters, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. Fayulu, a main opposition candidate accused police of using live bullets to break up a protest Wednesday in Congo's capital, as demonstrators demanded a re-do for last week's presidential election. Fayulu is one of five opposition candidates who say the election should be rerun and question its credibility. Some rights groups and international observers also have questioned the vote. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Opposition candidate in Congo alleges police fired bullets as protesters seek redo of election

By Sam Mednick - Associated Press

Election officials compare figures while counting votes at a polling station in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Lengthy delays at the polls forced officials on Wednesday to extend voting in Congo's presidential election as many residents in the mineral-rich West African nation struggled to cast ballots because of steep logistical and security challenges, raising concerns about the integrity of the process. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Congo conducts a 2nd day of voting after delays and closed polls keep people from casting ballots

By Sam Mednick - Associated Press

A woman looks for her name at a voting station in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Congo is heading to the polls to vote for president as authorities scramble to finalize preparations in an election facing steep logistical and security challenge. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Congo votes for president as conflict and smudged ballots lead to fears election won’t be credible

By Sam Mednick - Associated Press