By Alex Whiting COVENTRY, England, Nov 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - C hildren and schools are increasingly being used as weapons of war in many countries, and more should be done to protect education in war zones, U.N. Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown said on Thursday. "We ...

An outbreak of yellow fever has killed 21 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) says, linking some cases to an outbreak in neighbouring Angola. In a statement, the WHO said the deaths had occurred in January to March, with 151 suspected cases recorded. ...

GENEVA, April 12 (Reuters) - Twenty-one people have died of yellow fever in Democratic Republic of Congo, some of them from infections contracted in neighbouring Angola, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. An outbreak has already killed 225 people and infected 1,600 in Angola. There wa...

* Angola epidemic has killed 258 people since December 2015 * Yellow fever spread by same mosquitoes as Zika, dengue * WHO warns of spread, cases in China, Congo, Kenya, Uganda (Recasts, adding details on outbreak's spread, vaccine concerns) By Kate Kelland and Stephanie Nebehay LONDON/G...

Scientists in the US have warned that the shortage of yellow fever vaccines could spark a global health emergency. An outbreak of the mosquito-borne viral disease has killed 277 people in Angola since December, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO). An article in the Journal of t...

(Refiles to correct date) * Early victims, with fake papers, traced to restaurant * Experts stymied at first by unexplained deaths in December * Technicians ran yellow fever test by chance * Health officials rue missed early opportunities, cost By Ed Cropley LUANDA, June 10 (Reuter...

Soixante-sept cas ont été diagnostiqués et cinq personnes sont mortes de la maladie, a-t-il indiqué. La plupart des personnes atteintes de la maladie l’auraient contractée en Angola, un pays voisin de la RDC et touché par l’épidémie depuis plusieurs semaines, a précisé Félix Kabange. Mais selo...

* Densely populated capital key concern for doctors * Global stockpile of vaccines running low * Outbreak coincides with economic crisis, political tensions (Adds details, comment from WHO) KINSHASA, June 20 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared a yellow fever epidemic...

Dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo, depuis l'an dernier, le phénomène des kidnappings est en plein essor. L'organisation de défense des droits de l'homme Human Rights Watch avait parlé en 2015 d'au moins 175 personnes enlevées, pour l'essentiel dans le Rutshuru, avec demande de rançon...

En RDC, les évêques se disent inquiets de la situation politique actuelle. Ils l'ont fait savoir dans une déclaration lue ce lundi 27 juin à Kinshasa, à l'issue de la 53e réunion de la Conférence épiscopale nationale du Congo (Cenco). « Cette situation inquiétante qui risque de plonger le pays da...