The floods left at least 70 dead, 150 injured, displaced over 21,000 people, and disrupted 73 health facilities.

While the Democratic Republic of Congo reels from a new rebel offensive in the east, its capital in ... toll would likely rise as the floods recede. Many African countries are facing frequent ...

In 2022, at least 100 people were killed during similar flooding in Kinshasa. The disaster comes as the government is battling a humanitarian disaster in the east of the country, more than 2,600 ...

The World Health Organization calls cholera a disease of poverty, as it thrives where there is poor sanitation and a lack of clean water. Africa has had eight times as many deaths this year as the ...