Interview

Three questions on the intensification of the armed conflict in North and South Kivu

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In recent weeks, the armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), between the M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by their allies, has flared up again in the province of North Kivu and spread to the neighbouring province of South Kivu. Emmanuel Lampaert, Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) representative in the DRC, provides an update on the … Read more

Ebola in West-Africa: 10 years later, 5 things to remember

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Des Moines, Iowa – In Iowa, a decade ago on March 23rd 2014, Guinea declared an Ebola outbreak that was as devastating as it was unexpected and which signified the beginning of a crisis that would rock the world. Dr Michel Van Herp, an eminent Ebola expert revisits this historical event bringing to light five … Read more