May 27
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Collides With Conflict and Hunger, WHO Warns
UN News
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo faces a "catastrophic collision of disease and conflict" as a… Read more »
Africa: Response to Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda [press release]
World Bank
How is the World Bank Group responding to the Ebola Outbreak Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Faces 'Catastrophic Collision' of Conflict and Ebola Outbreak, WHO Warns
RFI
The World Health Organization chief warned on Wednesday that conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was dramatically complicating efforts to rein in a deadly Ebola… Read more »
May 26
Africa: Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Spreading Rapidly, Says WHO Head Tedros
allAfrica
World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading rapidly. Read more »
Africa: WHO Says Conflict, Mistrust Hindering Ebola Response
Premium Times
The latest outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, has also spread beyond the DRC, with neighbouring Uganda recording two additional confirmed cases among… Read more »
Uganda: Ebola Alert - Kikuube Intensifies Surveillance, Shuts Border Points With DRC
Nile Post
Authorities in Kikuube District have temporarily closed Uganda's border points with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and banned community gatherings, including markets,… Read more »
May 25
Africa: The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Shows Why Preparedness Cannot Wait [analysis]
Nigeria Health Watch
“As we scale up our detection and response, we expect to see more cases initially before the curve begins to go down” These were the words of Prof Mohamed Janabi, WHO… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Drones Strike Radio Station in Rebel-Held DR Congo, With Threat to Kill Next Time
CPJ
The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has joined a growing number of conflicts where drones are being used to target journalists, as two strikes hit a community radio… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Suspected Ebola Cases Top 900 in DR Congo As Epidemic Spreads, Warns WHO Chief
RFI
The head of the World Health Organization says more than 900 suspected Ebola cases have been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 101 confirmed cases. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola 'Outpacing Containment Efforts'
UN News
There are more than 900 suspected cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and 220 suspected deaths, the head of the World Health… Read more »
Uganda: Ebola - Potential Death Toll in DRC Tops 200
Independent (Kampala)
The number of deaths attributed to an Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exceeded 200, the Ministry of Communication and Media said on the X social… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: FIFA Clears Congolese Team for World Cup Amid Ebola Outbreak
Independent (Kampala)
The world's governing football body, FIFA, and the Congolese Association Football Federation (FECOFA) both say that the players and coaching staff of the national team of the… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: In Eastern DR Congo, a Cultural Revival After a Year of Rebel Rule
The New Humanitarian
"It's a reminder that culture is always present and that it endures." Read more »
East Africa: EAC Strengthen Preparedness for Ebola Outbreak in DRC
Daily News
THE East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has called on partner states to heighten surveillance, strengthen emergency preparedness and intensify crossborder coordination… Read more »
May 24
Congo-Kinshasa: Gates Foundation Commits $15 Million to Support Ebola Response in DR Congo, Uganda
Premium Times
According to the statement, $5 million will go to Africa CDC for regional coordination, rapid deployment and cross-border surveillance, while another $5 million will support… Read more »
Rwanda: Silence Over Kinshasa's Bombing Will Only Embolden Impunity [editorial]
New Times
There can be no meaningful peace process in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo when one party continues to treat a ceasefire as a public relations tool rather than a binding… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Francophonie of the People' - Juliana Lumumba's Vision for the French-Speaking World [interview]
RFI
As the daughter of assassinated Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, Juliana Lumumba carries one of Africa's most powerful political names. Now, the former culture minister of the… Read more »
May 23
Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Chief Calls for Urgent Ebola Action and Pandemic Preparedness
UN News
The recent Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks demonstrate that the world is still vulnerable to rapidly spreading infectious diseases, Tedros Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Travel Restrictions On DR Congo As Ebola Threat Rises to Highest Level
RFI
As the World Health Organisation raises its risk assessment for the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo to the highest level, neighbouring countries Uganda and Rwanda… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Outbreak in the DRC - Four Reasons It Will Be Hard to Contain [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
By the second week of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo it was already clear that containing the spread of the haemorrhagic disease was proving to be… Read more »
May 22
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Risk 'Very High' in Eastern DR Congo As UN Intensifies Response
UN News
The UN is rushing emergency personnel, funding and supplies into eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to counter the fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreading through… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: As Ebola Resurfaces in DR Congo, So Do Critical Questions About How to Respond
The New Humanitarian
"It's going to be a real race against time." Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - May 22, 2026
allAfrica
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Congo-Kinshasa: Violence Erupts at Ebola Hospital Over Burial
allAfrica
An angry crowd attacked and partially burned sections of Rwampara General Hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo - Renewed Repression, Impunity Top Rights Concerns
HRW
Visiting Human Rights Watch Head Presses Senior Officials to Change Course Read more »
