The mausoleum of Patrice Lumumba, DR Congo's independence hero, was vandalised sparking alarm over his tooth.

Lack of testing and delays in getting the results have made curbing the virus's spread harder.

A video circulating online shows the boat tilting to one side and then sinking just before it arrived.

The government aims to decongest Makala Prison where many died during a recent attempted jailbreak.

Mpox vaccines will be offered to thousands of people in the UK to boost protection against the virus.

Christian Malanga, a US national of Congolese origin, the suspected plot leader, was killed during the attack.

The BBC’s Ian Wafula reports from a cold storage facility in Kinshasa as vaccines start arriving in the country.

The BBC visits a clinic at the epicentre of the outbreak where the rate of infections is increasing.