June 02
Congo-Kinshasa: China Deploys Medics to DR Congo As Ebola Outbreak Worsens
Leadership
China has dispatched a team of medical experts and emergency responders to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to assist efforts to contain a rapidly spreading Ebola… Read more »
Africa: China Dispatches Medical Experts to DRC As International Support Grows in Fight Against Ebola
Capital FM
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… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Seeks More Aid for Congo As Ebola Outbreak Continues to Spread
RFI
The head of the World Health Organization met with Félix Tshisekedi on Monday to discuss the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak, as an aid agency warned the… Read more »
Tunisia: President Kaïs Saïed Receives Written Message From President of DR Congo
Tunis Afrique Presse
President Kaïs Saïed met on Monday at Carthage Palace, Crispin Mbadu Phanzu, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in charge of Francophonie and the… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Demonstration Alert - U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (June 1, 2026) [press release]
U.S. Embassy Kinshasa
Location: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Read more »
June 01
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 1, 2026
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Ebola Outbreak - Nurses Discharged After Full Recovery
UN News
Four nurses who fell ill with Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been discharged from hospital after recovering from the often-fatal illness that… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: FDLR's 'General' Mutayomba Wounded in Battle, Evacuated to Kinshasa
New Times
A senior member of the FDLR militia identified as Mutayomba was severely wounded during recent fighting with AFC/M23 rebels in Masisi Territory in eastern DR Congo, reports said on… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola, Hantavirus... How Eroding Global Health Cooperation Could Threaten Worse Crises Ahead [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The recent Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks, respectively in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, and on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, remind us that the next health… Read more »
Angola: Angola Deploys Epidemiological Surveillance Teams On the Border With the DR Congo
ANGOP
Epidemiological surveillance teams have been deployed at some border posts in Angolan northern province of Cabinda with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to prevent possible… Read more »
Africa: Why Military Gains Are Not Weakening the ADF in Eastern DRC [analysis]
ISS
The ADF's resilience stems from kidnapping economies, forced recruitment and governance failures that military operations cannot address alone. Read more »
May 31
Congo-Kinshasa: Four Health Workers Recover from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHO-AFRO
Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo— Four nurses who were being treated for Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus have been discharged from a hospital in Bunia, the… Read more »
Africa: Beyond Infrastructure - Training the Biosecurity Leaders Africa Needs
Daily Maverick
As natural outbreaks, laboratory accidents and the deliberate misuse of biological agents converge into an increasingly complex threat environment, Africa's ability to prevent,… Read more »
May 30
Congo-Kinshasa: 'We Are Here to Help' - WHO Chief Visits Epicentre of Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo
RFI
UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday visited Bunia in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - where a severe Ebola outbreak has been declared. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'You Are Not Alone' - WHO Chief Vows to Stand With DR Congo Through Ebola Outbreak
UN News
Community trust will be decisive in bringing the rapidly evolving Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo under control, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom… Read more »
May 29
Congo-Kinshasa: 'A Disease You Get When You Care for Someone' - WHO On the Ebola Frontline
UN News
Two weeks into the latest deadly Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates there are now 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),… Read more »
Uganda: What's Wrong With How U.S. and Uganda Plan to Stop Ebola Spreading [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
As public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo work to rein in a growing outbreak of a rare Ebola virus, other countries are establishing protocols for keeping their… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - May 29, 2026
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Africa: Ebola Response Update - May 29, 2026 from the U.S. State Department [press release]
State Department
The Department of State, in close coordination with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is continuing to mount a rapid and comprehensive response to the… Read more »
Africa: Statement from the Voting Members of the Governing Board on the Pandemic Fund's Accelerated Support for the Ebola Emergency [document]
The Pandemic Fund
Washington, D.C. – At an extraordinary meeting, the Governing Board of the Pandemic Fund approved the activation of the Fund’s Emergency Financing Procedures (EFP),… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Chief Arrives in Congo Amid Ebola Outbreak
DW
The head of the World Health Organization vowed to "overcome this outbreak" as he traveled for the epicenter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo. Read more »
May 28
Africa: All of Africa Today - May 28, 2026
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Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Chief Calls for Ceasefire Amid DR Congo Ebola Outbreak
UN News
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) headed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday as the country continues to combat a deadly resurgence… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Please, Declare a Ceasefire' - WHO's Tedros to Warring Parties in DR Congo [press release]
WHO
To the people of DRC, especially to the people of Ituri Read more »
May 27
Uganda: Uganda Temporarily Closes Border With Democratic Republic of Congo Over Ebola Outbreak
Nile Post
Uganda has temporarily closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as authorities intensify containment measures following an Ebola outbreak caused by the… Read more »
