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Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Kinshasa: May 15, 2018

Location: Goma Event: Embassy Kinshasa advises U.S. citizens to avoid the area around Virunga National Park in Goma. On May 11, just north of Goma rebels attacked a convoy and killed a park ranger and kidnapped two tourists traveling within Virunga Park. Kidnappings in the Eastern Congo remain a serious concern, and are one of ...

By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 15 May, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Notification, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kinshasa: May 10, 2018

Location: Equateur Province Event: The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa informs U.S. citizens that the DRC’s health minister and the World Health Organization reported 27 possible cases, which includes 17 deaths and 2 confirmed cases, of Ebola virus disease in the province of Equateur, 200 kilometers south of Mbandaka. The Ebola Virus is one of the hemorrhagic ...

By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 10 May, 2018 | Topics: Africa, Alert, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Notification, U.S. & The Democratic Republic of the Congo