May 22
Kenya: Kenya Intensifies Ebola Surveillance As Three DR Congo Travellers Test Negative, CS Duale Says
Capital FM
Kenya has heightened its Ebola preparedness and surveillance systems following the outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola Virus Disease in neighbouring Democratic Republic of… Read more »
Africa: Emergency Committee Recommendations Regarding the Epidemic of Ebola Virus in DRCongo and Uganda [document]
WHO
On 17 May 2026, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 12 - Determination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency of the International… Read more »
May 21
Congo-Kinshasa: Uganda Suspends DR Congo Flights, Cross-Border Flea Markets and Transport
Nile Post
Uganda has suspended flights, border transport and weekly markets in high-risk border districts after confirming two imported Ebola cases linked to the outbreak in eastern DR… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Agencies Step Up Ebola Response in Eastern DR Congo
UN News
United Nations agencies have moved swiftly to support efforts to contain the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), delivering emergency medical… Read more »
May 20
Congo-Kinshasa: Unicef Raises Concern Over Impact On Children in DRC, Uganda
Premium Times
The outbreak, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), has already recorded 528 suspected cases and 132… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Health Authorities Are Racing to Contain Ebola in the DR Congo and Uganda. Here's What's Making It So Challenging [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is grappling with a rising Ebola epidemic, with almost 600 cases detected so far and more than 130 deaths. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Outbreak - 'Every Epidemic Begins in a Community and Ends in a Community'
UN News
Facing a fast-moving Ebola outbreak caused by a rare strain of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) is relying on a rapid, community-centred response to halt transmission… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Risk Is High Inside DR Congo but It's No Pandemic Emergency - Tedros
UN News
The deadly Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda does not represent a global pandemic emergency, although the risk is high at a national and regional level,… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola - Officials Intensify Screening, Surveillance Along DRC Border Districts
Independent (Kampala)
Heightened Ebola screening, surveillance, and control measures have been intensified along the Uganda-DR Congo border districts following confirmed cases in the Eastern Democratic… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola - WHO Raises Concern Over Response Gaps As DR Congo, Uganda Record 528 Suspected Cases, 132 Deaths
Premium Times
The agency said insecurity, population movement and operational constraints were complicating surveillance and contact tracing efforts, particularly in eastern DRC, where most… Read more »
Liberia: Dr. Nyan Sounds Alarm As New Ebola Outbreak Emerges in DR Congo
FrontPageAfrica
As a fresh Ebola outbreak unfolds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC), one of Liberia's leading public health voices, Dugbeh Christopher Nyan, is urging urgent action… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Activates KNPHI-Led Ebola Response Amid Outbreaks in DR Congo, Uganda
Capital FM
Kenya has announced intensified nationwide Ebola preparedness measures following the outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, even as the… Read more »
May 19
Congo-Kinshasa: New Lethal Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo 'Deeply Concerning' for WHO
allAfrica
Geneva – The World Health Organization (WHO) head said Tuesday that the situation is "deeply concerning" in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to a new species of Ebola for… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - May 19, 2026
allAfrica
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Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Declares Global Emergency As DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Spreads Beyond Borders
RFI
The death toll from the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed to 131, with more than 500 suspected cases now recorded. The World Health Organization… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: US to Let DR Congo Team in for World Cup Despite Ebola Restrictions
Vanguard
The United States will ensure that the Democratic Republic of Congo's team are able to travel to play in the World Cup, making an exemption to an entry ban over Ebola, a US… Read more »
Uganda: DRC-Uganda Ebola Emergency Followed IHR Procedures - WHO
Premium Times
He added that the committee would meet on Tuesday to consider temporary recommendations regarding the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Ebola Outbreak - Hundreds of Suspected Cases, No Vaccine
UN News
A fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has health workers rushing to stop transmission while the roll out of any potential vaccine is months… Read more »
Uganda: Ebola - Uganda-DR Congo Border At Kanungu Closed
Independent (Kampala)
The Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo border in Kanungu District has been temporarily closed following an Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo, as authorities intensify measures to… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: US Imposes Ebola-Related Travel Restrictions On Uganda, DRC and South Sudan
Nile Post
The United States government has imposed travel restrictions on people coming from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan following the outbreak of Ebola in… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Kasese Bishop Sends Back DRC Pilgrims Over Ebola Fears
Nile Post
The Bishop of Kasese Diocese, Francis Aquirinus Kibira, has directed foot pilgrims from the Catholic Diocese of Beni-Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo to return home… Read more »
Zimbabwe/Congo-Kinshasa: Zimbabwe Drawn With DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone in 2027 Afcon Qualifiers
New Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's senior men's national football team has been drawn in Group E of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, following the official draw conducted by the… Read more »
May 18
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Strain Spreading in Congo and Uganda Has No Approved Vaccine [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
As a deadly outbreak of Ebola virus spreads in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on May 17, 2026, that it is… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Ebola Outbreak - 'Nobody Has a Grip On the Numbers,' Top Expert Warns [interview]
RFI
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed dozens and spread beyond the country's borders, with Jean-Jacques Muyembe - the Congolese scientist who… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Tax Drive in DR Congo Puts Squeeze On Aid Groups
The New Humanitarian
"It's like a Sword of Damocles." Read more »
