June 08
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Rare, Untreatable Strain' - Ebola Toll Mounts in Eastern DR Congo
UN News
The top UN aid official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is in Ituri province - the epicentre of the country's Ebola outbreak - for a three-day assessment visit, as… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Ebola Outbreak Escalates As Cases Surge to 515
Nile Post
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is continuing to worsen, with health authorities reporting a sharp rise in infections that has raised alarm among… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's Ebola Response Must Be Anchored Locally - Muyembe
The New Humanitarian
"We must learn from the past. During the 2018 epidemic, basic health structures were insufficiently involved." Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: The Hunt for a New Ebola Vaccine - Two Scientists Explain the Challenges [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The ongoing Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda has now killed 61 people, with 359 confirmed cases. The Bundibugyo strain of the virus has a… Read more »
South Sudan: Ebola Response Update - June 5, 2026 [press release]
U.S. Embassy Juba
The Department of State, in close coordination with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and in partnership with the governments of the Democratic Republic of… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Africa's Finest - Democratic Republic of Congo Return Renamed
RFI
Democratic Republic of Congo enter the first 48-team World Cup as Africa's ninth best side in the Fifa rankings. In the eighth instalment of a nine-part series on African squads at… Read more »
June 05
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola - Vaccines Alone Won't Stop an Outbreak - Here's What Else Is Needed [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Tensions have recently emerged around the Ebola response in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). These tensions have manifested in a series of incidents, including the… Read more »
Africa: Africa CDC and WHO Launch Joint Continental Ebola Response Plan [press release]
WHO
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a joint continental preparedness and response plan on the… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 5, 2026
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Congo-Kinshasa: Faith, Fear and Trust - Inside DR Congo's Fight Against Ebola
UN News
In a village in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health workers arrived a few days ago to help bury a person who had died from Ebola. Instead, they were threatened,… Read more »
June 04
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 4, 2026
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Congo-Kinshasa: Three New Ebola Vaccines Are Being Developed. An Infectious Disease Expert Explains [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
When it comes to Ebola outbreaks, it's not often we have two pieces of good news in one week. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Two Scientists On Their Race to Make a New Ebola Vaccine [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
As health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continue to battle an ongoing Ebola outbreak, scientists around the world are racing to develop a vaccine against the… Read more »
East Africa: EAC States Harmonise Ebola Border Screening As DR Congo Outbreak Raises Regional Alarm
Nile Post
East African Community (EAC) member states have agreed to harmonise Ebola surveillance and screening measures at airports, ports and land border crossings in a bid to curb the… Read more »
Angola: Over 80 DRC Citizens Repatriated for Illegal Immigration
ANGOP
At least 83 citizens from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who were living illegally in some border areas of Zaire province, were arrested and repatriated on Wednesday by… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Routine Message - Virtual Town Hall Meeting for U.S. Citizens - June 9, 2026 [press release]
U.S. Embassy Kinshasa
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Uganda: Why Uganda's Ebola Fight Will Be Won in Communities
Nile Post
When Uganda announced temporary restrictions along parts of its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo following the resurgence of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, many people… Read more »
June 03
Congo-Kinshasa: 'We Are Catching Up' - WHO Chief On DR Congo's Ebola Fight
UN News
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is showing signs of progress - but significant… Read more »
Kenya: Statement On Ebola Response Efforts and Cooperation With Kenya [press release]
U.S. Embassy Nairobi
We are aware of the court action filed in Kenya and are actively working with the Kenyan government to resolve any objections and communicate our shared objectives to the Kenyan… Read more »
Rwanda: The Rhetoric of 'Non-Natives' in DR Congo - Echoes in Current Ethnopolitics [opinion]
New Times
Let's first consider the expulsion of the Baluba from Katanga region. In the 1990s, Katanga witnessed the expulsion of thousands of Baluba from Kasai who were labelled… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Mayor Cancels DR Congo Friendly Over Ebola Scare
This Day
Democratic Republic of Congo's international friendly against Chile in Spain next week has been cancelled after authorities raised health concerns over the Ebola outbreak in the… Read more »
June 02
Africa: An Ebola "Fortress Strategy" Will Fail - Lessons from the Past [guest column]
allAfrica
In late 2014, I watched the Zaire strain of Ebola overwhelm Liberia and Sierra Leone following its emergence from Patient Zero, a two-year-old toddler in Southern Guinea. The… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Embassy Warns of Kinshasa Protests Over Constitutional Changes
allAfrica
Both opponents and supporters of proposed constitutional changes plan competing demonstrations in the capital, Kinshasa, according to a U.S. Embassy security alert. Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 2, 2026
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Congo-Kinshasa: Coming Weeks Critical for Ebola Response in DR Congo - MSF
MSF
In eastern DRC, people have been living through insecurity and with an under-resourced health system for years. The Ebola disease outbreak due to the Bundibugyo virus – which… Read more »
