Congo Kid

An mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of the year, with all provinces affected by the virus, the health minister said on Thursday in a statement.

More than 4 million children have lost at least one parent in Congo over the past two decades, the silent victims of continuous cycles of violence.

It's been two years since 8-year-old Mupenzi Assumani Ephrem properly saw what Christmas looked like at home. Now, after two near-emergency brain surgeries at Fortis Malar Hospital, the boy who had been rendered blind is excited at flying home to Congo to be with his family for Christmas.

An mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of the year, with all provinces affected by the virus, the health minister said on Thursday in a statement.

More than 4 million children have lost at least one parent in Congo over the past two decades, the silent victims of continuous cycles of violence.

It's been two years since 8-year-old Mupenzi Assumani Ephrem properly saw what Christmas looked like at home. Now, after two near-emergency brain surgeries at Fortis Malar Hospital, the boy who had been rendered blind is excited at flying home to Congo to be with his family for Christmas.