At least 41 people died in an accident at a copper and cobalt mine in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Kamoto Copper Company, a subsidiary of Swiss commodities giant Glencore, puts the figure at 19 dead. These are illegal miners. In the south of the country, thousands are working illegally in these mines, from which more than half of the world's cobalt production is extracted.
We have Liselotte Mas and Maëva Poulet. The two journalists for the site Les Observateurs de France 24, present us their investigation on the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 10 months, the Ebola virus has killed more than 1,500 people in the country. On the spot the fight against the virus is difficult. Notably because of distrust of residents and rumors circulating about the disease.