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Audio By VocalizeThe Ministry of Health has said that 56 samples collected from alerts involving people with a travel history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda have tested negative of the Ebola virus. …
Ebola: 56 samples test negativeCitizen Digital
… llow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter DR Congo players and coaching staff celebrate after winning the match and qualifying for the World Cup during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers final playoff football match between the Democratic Republic of the Congo …
DRC cheered on by 23,000 fans in World Cup warm-upThe Standard
… The US government has suggested a plan to set up a 50-bed quarantine and treatment facility at the Laikipia Air Base for American citizens exposed to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or any neighbouring countries.This move is a typical ethical dumping approach …
Planned US Ebola quarantine centre a typical case of ethical dumpingCapital News
… White House briefing, a journalist asked federal officials how the United States is preparing for an expected influx of international visitors as the tournament approaches and whether current health monitoring efforts focused on travelers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo …
U.S. Expands Health Surveillance Measures Ahead of FIFA World Cup, Oz SaysCapital News
… The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services(CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz says he is confident that ongoing diplomatic discussions between the US and Kenya will help secure critical medical support capabilities near the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). …
Duale to Explain Ebola Preparedness, US Deal Before National Assembly plenaryCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 2 – The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services(CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz says he is confident that ongoing diplomatic discussions between the US and Kenya will help secure critical medical support capabilities near the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( …
Oz cites ‘golden hour’ in push for US Ebola patients facilities in KenyaCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 2 — China has deployed a specialized medical expert team to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support efforts to contain the ongoing Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain, as international partners intensify assistance to the Central Afric …
China Dispatches Medical Experts to DRC as International Support Grows in Fight Against EbolaCapital News
… The facility has become the focus of a heated national debate following reports that it would be used to quarantine and monitor Americans potentially exposed to Ebola during the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. …
Ruto Links Laikipia Facility Approval to Personal Request from TrumpThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeA health worker stands in a new Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 31, 2026. …
Foreigner with Ebola-like symptoms sparks panic at city hospitalCapital News
… Kanjama warned that hosting Ebola-exposed individuals in Kenya could expose the country to unnecessary public health risks and urged authorities to prioritize containment efforts nearer affected regions such as Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. …
KDF cordon off Laikipia Air Base as hundreds protest planned Ebola facilityEmirati diplomat Lana Nusseibeh is vying for the UN Secretary-General role following António Guterres's tenure ending December 31, 2026, pledging to rebuild trust amid global conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
29 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Emirati diplomat Lana Nusseibeh is vying for the UN Secretary-General role following António Guterres's tenure ending December 31, 2026, pledging to rebuild trust amid global conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
29 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nigeria airlifted its sole confirmed Ebola patient—a 42-year-old Swiss citizen and wife of a Swiss embassy worker—from Abuja to Switzerland on Monday. The patient's condition was improving but remains infectious; 53 of her contacts have been identified by Nigerian health authorities as Africa faces a "complex" Ebola outbreak across multiple regions.
26 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda has mandated a 21-day quarantine at their own expense for citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as health authorities strengthen measures to prevent Ebola spread following infections reported in Kenya and Nigeria. The measure includes intensified screening at airports and land borders, with contact information collection for follow-up surveillance.
26 October 2026 · Capital News →
Nigeria has widened its hunt for potential Ebola cases, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention tracing an additional nine contacts, bringing the total to 53 primary contacts of a 42-year-old woman who fell ill with Ebola in Abuja. A suspected case in Rivers State tested negative, and the confirmed case remains the only person with the disease.
26 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An adult male who recently returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and presented with symptoms suspicious of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease at a Kinangop Sub-County health facility tested negative at the National Public Health Laboratories in Nairobi. The patient, who was isolated as a precautionary measure, is stable and receiving treatment for other illnesses.
25 October 2026 · Capital News →
A patient in Kinangop, Nyandarua County, who had recently returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and presented symptoms consistent with Ebola, has tested negative for Bundibugyo virus disease after laboratory testing at the National Public Health Laboratories.
24 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda has reinstated traveller locator forms for all incoming travellers and strengthened public health measures after a Ugandan traveller tested positive for Bundibugyo Virus Disease in Nigeria. The Ministry of Health is investigating the circumstances of the infection, noting the traveller had not shown symptoms when leaving Uganda.
24 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda has barred travellers with recent travel history to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from transiting through the country, tightening public health measures following Nigeria's confirmation of an imported Ebola case. The woman who tested positive for Bundibugyo virus disease had travelled from Uganda to Abuja, and Uganda maintains no local transmission occurred within its borders.
24 October 2026 · The Standard →
Nigeria reported its first Ebola case in a diplomat's wife who travelled from Uganda, marking the virus's arrival in west Africa. The case involves the Bundibugyo strain, which is driving a major outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has killed more than 4,000 people since mid-May.
23 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that the threat of infectious diseases including Ebola, mpox, cholera, measles and tuberculosis demands ongoing prevention efforts and shared responsibility among governments, health workers, individuals and communities. Kenya confirmed its first imported Ebola case linked to the Democratic Republic of Congo outbreak on 6 October 2026.
22 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ghana will monitor travellers arriving from Ebola-affected areas for 21 days and has intensified screening at airports following confirmed cases in Kenya and Nigeria. The measures aim to prevent importation of the Bundibugyo virus and ensure early detection and management of suspected cases.
22 October 2026 · The Standard →
Uganda's Ministry of Health has reported no confirmed active Ebola cases following the transit through the country in early October of a Nigerian woman who later tested positive for the disease. The woman showed no symptoms while in Uganda but developed them after arriving in Nigeria; the ministry emphasized that passing through Uganda does not establish infection occurred there.
21 October 2026 · Capital News →
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention will convene African health ministers on October 28 to coordinate a continental response to an Ebola outbreak reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Nigeria, with cases spreading across Central, Eastern and Western Africa.
21 October 2026 · Capital News →
Former President Joseph Kabila, who returned from self-imposed exile in early 2025, is heading a rebel movement aimed at ousting President Felix Tshisekedi from power. The political tension follows the collapse of a power-sharing coalition between Kabila and Tshisekedi after the former handed over power in 2019.
21 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya confirmed one new Ebola case on Sunday, bringing the country's total infections to eight. The new patient is a 49-year-old patient attendant who tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain and has been isolated for compassionate treatment.
18 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Africa's public health agency has called for stronger cross-border disease surveillance and coordinated outbreak preparedness as Kenya's confirmed Ebola cases rise to seven, including one death, amid an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kenya has identified 130 contacts linked to the outbreak, of whom 128 have been traced and placed under quarantine.
18 October 2026 · Capital News →
Five African Regional Economic Communities (IGAD, SADC, COMESA, EAC, and ECCAS) have called for a joint financing compact and coordinated procurement of medical supplies to strengthen health emergency preparedness and reduce reliance on fragmented regional responses. The recommendations, adopted at a meeting in Lusaka from October 14 to 16, include stronger cross-border disease surveillance and expanded regional manufacturing of health products.
17 October 2026 · Capital News →
Acute hunger has doubled worldwide over the past decade, affecting 266 million people across 47 countries and territories, while humanitarian food aid funding in crisis-hit countries fell by 59 per cent between 2022 and 2025, according to Action Against Hunger's new report released ahead of World Food Day.
16 October 2026 · Capital News →
Local armed militias in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo are profiting from the conflict between government forces and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group, with teenagers armed with Kalashnikovs guarding artisanal gold mines in the region. The instability in the mineral-rich eastern DRC has been complicated by various armed groups, with weapons and fighters flowing into Tanganyika province following an M23 offensive against Uvira in South Kivu in December.
16 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined four principles for resolving African conflicts during a meeting with Togo's President: African-led solutions, respect for national sovereignty, an end to hostilities, and efforts to address root causes of insecurity. Xi emphasized that African people should remain central to decisions affecting the continent and that outside parties should respect Africa's leadership in regional affairs.
15 October 2026 · Capital News →
A UN special envoy told the Security Council that despite increased diplomatic efforts and notable progress in US- and Qatar-led peace processes, the security and humanitarian situation in eastern DR Congo has worsened, and urged all parties to translate commitments into verifiable actions.
13 October 2026 · The Standard →
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has called on residents in Kenya-Uganda border counties, particularly Bungoma, to follow Ministry of Health guidelines and remain alert following confirmation of Kenya's first imported Ebola case on October 6. The patient, a Kenyan man who had lived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, arrived in Kenya on October 3 and subsequently died, prompting contact tracing and intensified screening at border points.
10 October 2026 · Capital News →
The WHO suggests Kenya's first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola may have been acquired while seeking treatment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The patient was ill for about a month before his death in Nairobi, raising the possibility he initially sought care for another condition before acquiring the virus in a health facility or community.
9 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a pilot certificate programme combining academic instruction in Ethiopia with eight-week placements in Nigeria, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia, targeting physicians, pharmacists and other professionals to expand the continent's capacity to conduct clinical trials and develop vaccines, medicines and diagnostic tools.
9 October 2026 · Capital News →
Contact tracing is a key measure for containing Ebola outbreaks by identifying people exposed to the virus before symptoms develop. Health authorities use a 21-day monitoring window based on the virus's maximum incubation period, during which workers interview confirmed patients to identify individuals with direct physical contact.
6 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The United Arab Emirates has pledged US$10 million to boost Ebola containment efforts in Africa, while Kenya strengthens surveillance and border preparedness despite having no confirmed cases. Kenya has increased laboratory capacity and emergency response measures as a regional transport and trade hub with heightened risk of disease spread.
29 September 2026 · The Standard →
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached 7,911 confirmed cases and 3,801 confirmed deaths across 63 health zones in seven provinces, with the virus spreading into new areas including a zone near the South Sudan border that raises cross-border transmission concerns.
26 September 2026 · The Standard →
The worst Ebola outbreak to hit the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 3,400 people and recorded 7,200 cases in seven provinces as of September 12, according to the WHO. While the outbreak showed improvement in some regions like Ituri province, it continues to spread in hotspots such as Butembo in North Kivu.
15 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Former members of the "Kuluna" gang, drafted into a paramilitary National Service force and nicknamed "builders," have been clearing rubbish from Kinshasa's streets since June. The recruits have been praised for improving sanitation but also accused of beating and abusing citizens.
14 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 →