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Central African Republic

Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to new province bordering Central African Republic

Red Cross workers disinfect Rwampara general hospital in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 21.
Red Cross workers disinfect Rwampara general hospital in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 21.

Trump's deportation push forces dozens of LGBT migrants onto hostile terrain

Latifou, a gay Togolese man who says he was forced onto a U.S. deportation flight to a third country before relocating to Ivory Coast, sits on a beach overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, September 21, 2026. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Latifou, a gay Togolese man who says he was forced onto a U.S. deportation flight to a third country before relocating to Ivory Coast, sits on a beach overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, September 21, 2026. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

UN experts call for halt to Trump policy of migrant deportations to third countries

FILE PHOTO: Mexican migrants deported from the United States to Guatemala sit at the Reception Center for Guatemalan Returnees after arriving at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala, August 21, 2026. REUTERS/Mariano Macz/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Mexican migrants deported from the United States to Guatemala sit at the Reception Center for Guatemalan Returnees after arriving at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala, August 21, 2026. REUTERS/Mariano Macz/File Photo

DR Congo open Cup of Nations qualifiers with home success

International Criminal Court convicts Central African militia leader

Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, a former alleged Seleka commander, attends a ruling in his case at the International Criminal Court, where he faces charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in Bangui in 2013, in The Hague, Netherlands, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Remko de Waal/Pool via REUTERS
Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, a former alleged Seleka commander, attends a ruling in his case at the International Criminal Court, where he faces charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in Bangui in 2013, in The Hague, Netherlands, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Remko de Waal/Pool via REUTERS

Ebola infections top 7,000 in Congo as virus spreads to new province

Congolese medical workers carrying children tested and cleared off from Ebola from Saint Nicholas orphanage on June 9.
Congolese medical workers carrying children tested and cleared off from Ebola from Saint Nicholas orphanage on June 9.

Ebola case detected in north-western province of Congo far from epicentre: Official

The ongoing Ebola outbreak, Congo’s 17th, has so far infected 6,942 people, including 3,349 deaths, according to the latest government data.
The ongoing Ebola outbreak, Congo’s 17th, has so far infected 6,942 people, including 3,349 deaths, according to the latest government data.

Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of workers at the Ceca-20 cemetery, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, in Mungwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A drone view of workers at the Ceca-20 cemetery, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, in Mungwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Central African Republic artisanal gold mine collapses, killing more than 100

Liberia agrees to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from US

FILE PHOTO: A view of a street in Monrovia  January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon /File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A view of a street in Monrovia  January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon /File Photo

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