Democratic Republic of Congo

The World Health Organisation has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda an international public health emergency.

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared an international health emergency over a rare strain of Ebola that killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo but stopped short of calling the outbreak a pandemic.

"WHO...is hereby determining that the Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), but does not meet the criteria of pandemic emergency."

Militia attack kills at least 69 people in Ituri province in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local and security sources tell AFP.

The U.S. State Department says representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the rebel coalition Alliance Fleuve Congo have made progress on a protocol covering humanitarian access, judicial protection, ceasefire oversight, and the release of prisoners.