…May cost African economies up to $3.6 billionBy Chioma Obinna A new United Nations assessment has raised alarm that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could unleash a devastating socioeconomic crisis far beyond infections, pushing an estimated 985,000 more people into poverty and triggering up to 2,520 excess infant deaths […]

The United Nations has warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could cost the continent up to $3.6 billion and lead to the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs,…

Damien Mama, UNDP Resident Representative and Acting Humanitarian Coordinator for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, said the consequences for the countries that neighbor DRC…