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  • Bukavu: At Least 27 Dead in a Massive Fire in the Buholo-Kasha Neighborhood Bukavu: At Least 27 Dead in a Massive Fire in the Buholo-Kasha Neighborhood September 15, 2026
  • Emmanuel, in his fifties, who runs an Ebola checkpoint a few kilometers from Mungwalu, the epicenter of Ebola. Photo by Akilimali Chomachoma Education: A school year reopening that risks exacerbating the Ebola epidemic in affected areas September 15, 2026
  • Kahuzi-Biega National Park threatened by bushfires Kahuzi-Biega National Park threatened by bushfires September 15, 2026
  • View from the old Lita Hospital building, showing a woman walking toward the Ebola Traitment Center. Photo by Akilimali Chomachoma Lita: Several Efforts to Combat Ebola Underway September 15, 2026
  • North Kivu: The AFC-M23 imposes a mandatory 2% tax on the salaries of health care workers in Masisi North Kivu: The AFC-M23 imposes a mandatory 2% tax on the salaries of health care workers in Masisi September 15, 2026

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The Friends of the Congo (FOTC) is a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt an advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. The FOTC was established in 2004 to work in partnership with Congolese to bring about peaceful and lasting change in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), formerly Zaire.

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