Cases of Congo fever, an infectious disease transmitted from animals, have been on the rise in Afghanistan, with about 100 ...

Philippe earlier offered a traditional mask of the Suku people to Congo's national museum as an "indefinite loan". The mask has been held for decades by Belgium's Royal Museum for Central Africa.

By Ruth Maclean and Elian Peltier DAKAR, Senegal — The king of Belgium on Wednesday handed over a large wooden mask to the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of thousands of ...

Whenever a Belgian king takes an interest in the Congo, history looms large. In the late 19th century King Leopold II turned the territory into a giant slave plantation, murdering, raping and ...

Congo’s response to the emergency has been ... Infection control practices are imperfect, with masks, gloves and gowns changed haphazardly. A doctor caught the virus from a patient and spent ...