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Goma (DRC), April 30 (EFE).- The recent Ebola outbreak in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has left more than 2,200 dead since 2018.FOOTAGE COURTESY OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC).
The Ebola epidemic in DR Congo remains a "public health emergency of international concern" for three more months, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus says at a press conference in Geneva. IMAGES
Sixty-three confirmed and probable cases have been reported in the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, including 29 deaths, says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. SOUNDBITE
Slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba's only surviving remains, a single tooth, arrives in Kinshasa where it is due to be laid to rest later this week. IMAGES
The coffin of slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba returns to his home region for an emotionally charged tour and burial, more than six decades after his assassination. Lumumba earned his place in history as an anti-colonial icon when the DRC proclaimed independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960, delivering a fiery speech against settler racism. He was overthrown that September before separatists from the southern region of Katanga and Belgian mercenaries executed him and two close supporters, Maurice Mpolo and Joseph Okito, on January 17, 1961. IMAGES
The players of Real Madrid C.F. They changed the grass of the training field for the asphalt of the Jarama Circuit for a day to face a day of adrenaline and passion in the “Real Madrid e-tron GT experience”, where they could see the performance of the new Audi RS e-tron GT, the electric grand tourer that marks the beginning of a new era for the brand with the four rings.