First anniverary of worst Ebola outbreak
It’s been a year since a two year old child in Guinea died of a haemorrhagic fever probably brought in by fruit bats. He was the first victim of the worst Ebola outbreak in history that’s claimed 6 600 lives and infected at least 15 000. It was not until March that the Ebola outbreak in Guinea […]
Lake Tanganyika boat sinks drowning 129
At least 129 people have drowned after a boat capsized on Lake Tanganyika in the South East of the Democratic Republic of Congo. 221 people were rescued. The boat packed with passengers and goods was travelling north from Kalemi in Katanga province to Uvira in South Kivu. It is not yet clear why the boat […]