DRC: Second staff member shot dead in Masisi, violence against civilians and aid workers must stop

April 25, 2025

Goma, 24 April 2025 – On the evening of 18 April, a health worker from international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) was shot dead in his home in Masisi town, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s...

DRC: Bringing care to the people in Goma

February 28, 2025

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo- With the intense fighting around Goma at the end of January and the takeover of the city by the M23/AFC, most of the IDP camps and sites - where hundreds of thousands of people had been living...

DRC: Statement following the passing away of our colleague Jerry Kavali

February 22, 2025

It is with great sadness that we are sharing the news of the passing of our colleague, Jerry Muhindo Kavali, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He died today from the gunshot wound he suffered while at the Médecins Sans Frontières...

Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF staff member critically injured in Masisi town after shots hit MSF base

February 21, 2025

Kinshasa/Goma/Brussels, 20 February 2025 – A staff member from international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been critically injured after shots hit the MSF base in Masisi town, in Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, on...

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

January 28, 2025

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....

DRC: MSF has and continues to treat more than two victims of sexual violence per hour

October 3, 2024

Amsterdam/Barcelona/Brussels/Geneva/Paris – In a new retrospective report, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reveals that – together with the Ministry of Health – we had treated an unprecedented number of victims and survivors of sexual violence in Democratic Republic of Congo in 2023....

MSF responds to WHO declaring mpox a public health emergency of international concern

August 17, 2024

DRC/Geneva, 16 August 2024 – On 13 August 2024, the Africa CDC declared the mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) recognised the Africa CDC’s declaration and were relieved that the World...

DRC: Five Questions about the Mpox Outbreak

August 17, 2024

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mpox cases have been on the rise for more than two years. However, the situation has worsened in recent months, with a surge in the number of people affected, a mutation leading to...

DRC: Why measles remains a mass killer

July 8, 2024

MSF is responding to a new measles outbreak in DR Congo, where ensuring complete vaccination in remote equatorial forests is a formidable logistical challenge.Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF) teams in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are responding to a new measles outbreak in the...

DRC: Civilians caught in crossfire in the Kivus

May 27, 2024

Marie Brun is an emergency coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Goma, in the province of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. She provides an update on the intensification of fighting between several armed groups, including the M23, and...

Clean water: a scarce resource for displaced people around Goma

August 14, 2023

Access to clean water is a major challenge for the hundreds of thousands of displaced people who have been surviving for months in makeshift camps located on the outskirts of Goma. Due to the contagion of waterborne diseases such as...

DRC: Emergency response against cholera in the territory of Rutshuru

July 20, 2023

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders teams have been mobilised urgently in the territory of Rutshuru, in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in response to an outbreak of suspected cases of cholera, particularly in the...