Al Jazeera English

DRC facing ‘catastrophic collision’ of Ebola and war, WHO chief warns

The World Health Organization chief has warned that the conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was dramatically complicating efforts to rein in an Ebola outbreak. “Eastern DRC ...
CNN

Protesters attack DRC treatment center as the WHO warns violence is threatening Ebola efforts

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Friday that violence is impeding efforts to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after protesters demanding the return ...
The Conversation

Ebola outbreak in the DRC: four reasons it will be hard to contain

On 17 May 2026, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. This is its highest level of global health alert. It is mostly reserved for an ...
The Guardian

DRC cancel World Cup training camp and fan event due to Ebola outbreak

Team staff who are based in DRC ‘leaving in next hours’ The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have cancelled their three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned farewell to fans in ...
Al Jazeera English

Why Ebola keeps returning to DRC: A heartbreaking human toll

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Sadiki Patrick, 40, is still grappling with the loss of his 15-year-old daughter, Judith, in Mongbwalu, a mining town in the eastern Democratic Republic of the ...
CNN

DRC is no stranger to Ebola outbreaks. Why isn’t there a vaccine or treatment to help now?

The fast-growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo came to the world’s attention only a little more than a week ago and is already the third-largest on record. But it’s the 17th ...
International Rescue Committee

Funding cuts led to delayed detection of deadly Ebola outbreak in DRC

Suspected Ebola cases have risen sharply from 246 to 500 in just 96 hours across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, representing an increase of 103% over three days. The last two major ...
IBTimes UK

WHO Considers Using Experimental Ebola Vaccine in Response to Exponential Rise of Deaths in DRC and Uganda

The WHO considers using an experimental Ebola vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain that is currently killing a high number of patients in the DRC FREEPIC The Ebola death toll from the Bundibugyo strain ...
The Guardian

Ebola: US ban on travellers from DRC, Uganda or South Sudan ‘not the solution’

Africa CDC says restrictions could increase public health risks and highlight ‘deeper structural injustice’ in global health A US travel ban for people coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
CNN

Inside the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in DRC as the virus spreads

Hélène Akilimali says she’s taking every precaution against contracting Ebola, including always wearing a face mask in public. But her work as a cocoa seller in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Reuters

Ebola recoveries bring signs of hope in DRC as suspected cases emerge outside Africa

Four nurses and a lab worker recover from Bundibugyo Ebola in DRC, WHO reports Confirmed Ebola cases in DRC rise to 282 with 42 deaths, outbreak declared emergency Suspected Ebola cases investigated ...