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… Subscribe to our newsletter"We need to put the alarmist outcries into perspective," he told reporters in Bunia, the Ituri provincial capital."We're not in the situation that people think we are in internationally," he said, adding: "We cannot be told that the epidemic is out of c …
WHO chief in Ebola-hit DR Congo which sees first recoveryThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeCatholic parishioners wash their hands to limit the spread of the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC ahead of a mass at Bunia Cathedral in Bunia on May 24, 2026. …
Dread and denial at heart of deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreakCapital News
… Medical workers at the Rwampara hospital, located near the city of Bunia in Ituri province, where almost all of the cases have been reported, were placed under military protection as the police moved in to restore order. …
Angry crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DR CongoThe Standard
… s and humanitarian workers fear overcrowded camps for displaced people could accelerate transmission. “We have no sanitary facilities at all, not even a handwashing station, for 16,000 displaced people,” said Desire Grodya, an official at a displacement camp in Kigonze near Bunia …
Ebola outbreak spreads to M23-controlled South KivuCitizen Digital
… At a hospital near conflict-torn Ituri's main city, Bunia, equipment to isolate suspected cases of Ebola and full protective gear for nurses has only just begun arriving. …
DR Congo Ebola risk high regionally, low worldwide: World Health OrganisationThe Standard
… Preliminary reports indicate that the outbreak is affecting mainly the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones, with suspected cases also reported in Bunia, the provincial capital and a major transport hub in the region. …
EAC cautions member states over spread of deadly Ebola virusThe Standard
… re than 500, an international health emergency."At the international level, (we are) looking at what candidate vaccines or treatment are available and if any could be of use in this outbreak," Anne Ancia, the WHO's DRC representative, told reporters in Geneva, speaking from Bunia …
WHO evaluates vaccines, treatments for Ebola outbreakThe Standard
… Since 2017, the areas north of Bunia, the provincial capital, have been torn apart by a violent conflict between the Lendu, a group mainly made up of settled farmers, and the Hema people, typically nomadic herders. …
Long-running conflicts muddy DR Congo Ebola responseCapital News
… The WHO saidthere are now eight laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus, with other suspected cases and deaths across three health zones including Bunia the capital of Ituri province, and the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara. …
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo a global health emergencyCitizen Digital
… They are dying at home and their bodies are being handled by their family members." According to Kamba, patient zero was a nurse who reported to a health facility in Ituri's provincial capital Bunia on April 24, with symptoms suggesting Ebola. …
WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR CongoMore than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in DR Congo's worst outbreak of the disease, with 3,398 deaths and 1,671 recoveries reported as of Saturday. The government suggested the spread may have peaked despite confirmation of the virus in a seventh province earlier this week.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in DR Congo's worst outbreak of the disease, with 3,398 deaths and 1,671 recoveries reported as of Saturday. The government suggested the spread may have peaked despite confirmation of the virus in a seventh province earlier this week.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Democratic Republic of Congo is experiencing its worst Ebola epidemic ever, with more than 7,000 cases and nearly 3,400 deaths recorded since the outbreak was officially detected in mid-May. The disease has spread from the northeastern Ituri province to a seventh province, South-Ubangi, amid weak state presence and limited health infrastructure in conflict-affected eastern and northern regions.
13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Schools across the Democratic Republic of the Congo reopened for the new academic year with handwashing stations, temperature checks, and restrictions on close physical contact in Ebola-affected eastern regions. In Bunia and Beni, some classrooms remained partly filled due to family hesitation about safety while Ebola transmission remained active.
3 September 2026 · The Standard →
A WHO incident manager said it is still possible to bring the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo under control within three months if necessary resources are provided, though the outbreak has worsened and expanded to a sixth province, killing at least 2,325 people so far.
19 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has infected 155 health workers, 45 of whom have died, while frontline teams monitor 19,630 contacts and manage 751 active cases across 47 health zones. The response is further strained by systemic issues including unpaid wages and poor working conditions for healthcare workers.
19 August 2026 · The Standard →
The WHO Director-General warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic and risks spreading to more countries, stating the outbreak is "far from being under control." The DRC's 17th Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,300 people out of nearly 5,000 cases, making it the deadliest in the country's history, and is being fuelled by insecurity, displacement, and population movement in weakly-governed regions.
18 August 2026 · The Standard →
Ebola has killed more than 2,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the latest outbreak, which is the country's 17th surge of the disease and is already considered the largest in the country's history. According to Congolese health authorities, 2,011 people have died out of 4,381 confirmed cases, putting it close behind the DRC's deadliest Ebola outbreak in 2018 to 2020.
12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 2,000 people out of 4,381 confirmed cases, making it the country's largest outbreak to date and approaching the deadliness of the 2018–2020 outbreak. The Health Minister said the outbreak has not yet peaked and authorities expect to bring the spread under control within three months.
11 August 2026 · The Standard →
WHO vaccine experts recommended a full-scale human trial of the Ervebo vaccine to test if it offers cross-protection against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where confirmed cases have exceeded 4,000 with 1,850 fatalities.
8 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
By August 2, the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak had infected 743 children aged zero to 17 years and claimed the lives of 330 of them. Children make up nearly a quarter of confirmed infections but account for almost one-third of Ebola deaths, and fear of the virus is also keeping families away from hospitals, exposing children to preventable illnesses.
7 August 2026 · The Standard →
The World Health Organization reports that the Ebola outbreak declared in May has killed more than 1,000 people across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with 2,473 confirmed cases in DRC (including 999 deaths) and 20 cases in Uganda (including two deaths). The outbreak, concentrated in DRC's mineral-rich Ituri province, faces control challenges due to poverty, violence, and unsafe burial practices that accelerate transmission.
22 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has claimed 930 deaths among 2,344 confirmed cases across five provinces, with the World Health Organisation warning that the epidemic is spreading faster than containment efforts can manage.
20 July 2026 · The Standard →
The WHO warned Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo more quickly than during any previous outbreak. More than 2,000 cases including 796 deaths have been confirmed since the outbreak was declared two months ago, making it the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The World Health Organization warned that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo more quickly than during any previous outbreak. More than 2,000 confirmed cases including 796 deaths have been reported since the outbreak was declared two months ago, compared to the 2018-2020 outbreak which took more than 10 months to reach 2,000 cases.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Seven American Disaster Assistance Response Team staff from Samaritan's Purse are spending 21 days under medical observation in Kenya after returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they responded to an Ebola outbreak. The aid workers have no symptoms and have not tested positive for the virus but are quarantined under new US public health rules.
17 July 2026 · The Standard →
The WHO warned Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo at a faster pace than during any previous outbreak. More than 2,000 cases including 796 deaths have been confirmed since the outbreak was declared two months ago, making it the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
Scientists have launched EBO-PEP, the first clinical trial evaluating post-exposure prophylaxis with an experimental antiviral pill called obeldesivir for Bundibugyo Ebola, among high-risk contacts including family members and healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. If successful, it would become the first proven strategy to prevent Bundibugyo Ebola after exposure.
15 July 2026 · The Standard →
A planned visit by legislators to the US-supported Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia airbase has been postponed.
14 July 2026 · The Standard →
The World Health Organisation confirmed that a second American humanitarian worker infected with Ebola's Bundibugyo strain has been transferred to Germany for treatment, ending speculation that Kenya's Nanyuki facility would receive the patient.
14 July 2026 · The Standard →
An American Ebola patient has arrived in Germany for treatment, the Berlin health ministry confirmed on Monday. The humanitarian worker had been in Bunia, in the northeastern Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the outbreak is centered.
13 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The World Health Organisation warns that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is significantly larger than official figures, with WHO Emergencies Director Chikwe Ihekweazu stating that modelling suggests the true scale may be two to four times the confirmed case count because a large proportion of infections are occurring outside known chains of transmission.
12 July 2026 · The Standard →
A WHO official said four of five new Ebola cases in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo have no known link to existing patients, suggesting the true scale of the outbreak could be two to four times larger than official data. The outbreak has so far infected 1,792 people and killed 625, according to government data.
12 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda will deploy medical experts and establish additional Ebola treatment centres in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to contain the rapidly expanding outbreak, as treatment centres operate at 96 per cent bed occupancy and healthcare workers in Ituri Province threaten to suspend services over delayed salaries.
8 July 2026 · The Standard →
The article examines the contrast between HIV, which became a pandemic after jumping from animals to humans, and Ebola, which did not achieve pandemic status despite similar zoonotic origins. Using a Kenyan social media example of a man eating from plates shared with wild birds, the piece explores the factors that determine whether animal-origin diseases spread widely through human populations.
5 July 2026 · The Standard →
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 400 people among 1,406 confirmed cases since May 15, with a fatality rate of just over 31 percent. The highly infectious disease has spread from northeastern Ituri province to nearby regions and the major city of Kisangani, nearly 600 kilometres away, with Uganda also reporting cases.
3 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Democratic Republic of Congo secured their first World Cup point when Yoane Wissa scored against Portugal on June 17, providing rare celebration in Bunia, the epicentre of the country's Ebola outbreak which has infected over 1,100 people and caused 279 deaths across the DRC and Uganda.
26 June 2026 · The Standard →
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has recorded more than 1,000 infections and 267 deaths, the highest number of confirmed cases within the first month of any outbreak on record, according to WHO. The rapid spread has been driven by the outbreak's expansion into urban centres including Bunia and Mongbwalu after circulating undetected for months, though some progress has been made in treatment capacity and community engagement.
24 June 2026 · Capital News →
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Congo has infected over 1,000 people and killed 267, making it the largest first-month case total of any Ebola outbreak. The WHO attributes the rapid spread to the virus reaching urban centres like Bunia and Mongbwalu early, after circulating undetected for months before being declared on May 15.
24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded the largest number of confirmed cases within the first month of any Ebola episode, according to WHO. The outbreak, which has infected over 1,000 people and killed 267 since its official declaration on May 15, spread quickly to urban centres like Bunia and Mongbwalu, which accelerated transmission compared to past outbreaks that typically began in rural areas.
24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that Africa should stop viewing infectious diseases as purely hospital matters and instead recognize them as security, economic, diplomatic, and human survival issues. The piece contends that disease outbreaks can close borders, disrupt trade and tourism, and overwhelm systems, and that involving communities—drawing on traditional disease management practices—is essential for effective disease control.
21 June 2026 · The Standard →