Wiping out smallpox had an unintended consequence: the rise of mpox in the past few years. Here's the story — starting with ...

Mpox is caught through close contact. If you get infected, it usually takes between five and 21 days for the first symptoms ...

Democratic Republic of Congo plans to clamp down on companies that buy or source minerals from its war-torn eastern region, ...

Central and West Africa have some of the world’s lowest electrification rates. In West Africa, where 220 million people live ...

The governor of the South Kivu province said the death toll was provisional and the number of fatalities could rise further.

A boat has capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people. That's according to witnesses who spoke to The ...

The East African country continues to investigate the source of the outbreak, first traced among patients in health ...

NBA star Dikembe Mutombo has died at 58 after battling brain cancer. Discover his inspiring story as a humanitarian and NBA ...

Jeff Van Gundy, Bernie Bickerstaff and Mutombo's teammates on the legacy of the beloved player: "There was no way you could ...

Mutombo, an eight-time NBA all-star, passed away surrounded by his family after a battle with brain cancer, the league added. “Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA commissioner Adam ...

Dikembe Mutombo, one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday ...

Dikembe Mutombo, the legendary NBA Hall of Famer who spent nearly two decades in the league, has died at the age of 58 after ...