Humanitarian
The first indigenous case of Ebola has been confirmed in Bafwasende, prompting authorities to strengthen public health measures.
Bafwasende · tshopo··1 source(s)
Four people died in a boat capsizing on the river in Tshopo.
Tshopo · tshopo··3 source(s)
President Félix Tshisekedi led a strategic meeting to strengthen the response against Ebola in Bundibugyo.
Kinshasa · kinshasa··1 source(s)
The Director-General of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called for an intensified response to the 17th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has already resulted in 1,751 deaths out of 3,874 confirmed cases.
Kinshasa · kinshasa··1 source(s)
A boat, the Yingfeng 2, was intercepted in Kinshasa after a passenger showed Ebola symptoms. Over 200 people on board were examined, and health measures were implemented.
Kinshasa · kinshasa··1 source(s)
The Ebola epidemic in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is more critical than ever, with 3,605 confirmed cases and nearly 1,500 deaths in just 11 weeks.
Bunia · ituri··2 source(s)
A mobile laboratory has been deployed 60 km from Kinshasa following a suspected case of Ebola, to contain any potential outbreak.
Kinshasa · kinshasa··1 source(s)
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC was spreading faster than the response efforts. He visited Kinshasa to discuss challenges related to the outbreak.
Maluku · kinshasa··2 source(s)
The WHO Director-General visited the Democratic Republic of Congo as the country faces its 17th Ebola outbreak, with over 3,800 cases and 1,751 deaths recorded since May 15.
Kinshasa · kinshasa··1 source(s)
In Walikale, over 1,500 students risk missing the school year as all schools have been destroyed by the AFC/M23 war.
Walikale · nord-kivu··1 source(s)
Hospitals are under strain in South Kivu, where conflict is raging alongside a resurgence of the Ebola outbreak. The cessation of international funding complicates access to vital healthcare.
Sud-Kivu · sud-kivu··1 source(s)
In Buhozi, Sud-Kivu province, 50 people have died, over 1000 houses have been destroyed, and nearly 15,000 people have been affected by natural disasters.
Buhozi · sud-kivu··1 source(s)
An Ebola Treatment Center (CTE) with 80 beds was inaugurated in Kasenyi, Ituri, to strengthen the fight against the Ebola epidemic at the border with Uganda.
Ituri · ituri··2 source(s)
The Ebola outbreak, officially declared on May 15, is intensifying with sustained transmission and a continuous increase in cases and deaths. The WHO reported that the virus has spread to five provinces, including Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uele, and Tshopo.
Bunia · ituri··2 source(s)
EU crisis management commissioner Hadja Lahbib stated that a ceasefire in the DRC is now a 'health emergency' due to the Ebola outbreak that has caused 86 deaths since May 15, with the epicenter in Ituri.
Bunia · ituri··1 source(s)
The Ebola outbreak in Ituri has led to a 42% decrease in the use of essential health services, severely affecting child vaccinations and assisted births.
Bunia · ituri··1 source(s)
A new 100-bed Ebola treatment center was inaugurated in Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri, by the military governor in the presence of the director general of Africa CDC.
Bunia · ituri··3 source(s)
On July 29, 2026, the DRC reported a total of 3,442 confirmed cases of Ebola, with 1,521 deaths. 797 patients are hospitalized in isolation, with an increase of 82 new cases and 34 deaths compared to the previous report.
Ituri · ituri··2 source(s)
The Ebola response continues in 5 provinces of DRC: 3,874 confirmed cases, 1,751 deaths, 749 recovered, lethality rate 45.1%. Ituri remains the epicenter.
Ituri · ituri··1 source(s)
The Ebola outbreak continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 3,802 confirmed cases and 1,707 deaths. The majority of cases are concentrated in Ituri province, accounting for 87% of confirmed cases.
Bunia · ituri··1 source(s)
The Ebola outbreak in Ituri, declared on May 15, has become the largest ever recorded in DRC, with 3,748 confirmed cases and 1,587 deaths. The response is intensifying with the opening of new treatment centers.
Mongbwalu · ituri··1 source(s)
A new Treatment Center has been inaugurated in Rwankole, Ituri province, to strengthen the response against the Ebola epidemic.
Rwankole · ituri··1 source(s)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda have strengthened Ebola diagnostic capacity in Kasenyi, a strategic crossing point, through the deployment of a mobile laboratory. This allows for rapid confirmation of suspected cases and improves epidemic response.
Tchomia · ituri··1 source(s)
UNICEF raises alarm over the collapse of the health system in Ituri, with over 300 children already dead from Ebola.
Ituri · ituri··1 source(s)
A new 80-bed Ebola Treatment Center (CTE) was inaugurated in Kasenyi, in the Tchomia health zone of Ituri, to enhance patient care and health surveillance at the border with Uganda.
Kasenyi · ituri··1 source(s)
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have strengthened surveillance measures at the Bende-Bende port following the death of a suspected passenger.
Kinshasa · kinshasa··1 source(s)
Eight children are missing and presumed dead after a canoe capsized on the Lulua River in Demba.
Demba · kasai··1 source(s)
Authorities in Kinshasa have urged residents to remain calm after a suspicious boat was intercepted in Maluku, raising concerns about the spread of Ebola.
Maluku · kinshasa··1 source(s)
The latest report on the Ebola outbreak in the DRC indicates that the death toll has reached 1,621.
N/A · kinshasa··1 source(s)
Torrential rains have resulted in 110 deaths and left hundreds homeless in the Kasaza area of South Kivu.
Kasaza · sud-kivu··1 source(s)
The response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is hindered by worker protests demanding late payments.
Beni · nord-kivu··1 source(s)
The decrease in international aid undermines the support for the most vulnerable in eastern DRC, where the Ebola epidemic is ongoing.
Mongbwalu · ituri··1 source(s)
The WHO Director-General visited the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the country is facing its 17th Ebola outbreak, with over 3,800 cases and 1,751 deaths recorded since May 15.
Bunia · ituri··1 source(s)
The Congolese government is implementing initiatives to increase maize production in Haut-Katanga and Kasai to strengthen food sovereignty.
Haut-Katanga · haut-katanga··1 source(s)
Amid an Ebola outbreak and ongoing clashes in the South Kivu region, the cessation of certain international funding severely complicates access to vital healthcare, especially for pregnant women and newborns.
Sud-Kivu · sud-kivu··1 source(s)
The Maluku government plans a gradual and supervised return of displaced populations following the Mobondo phenomenon.
Maluku · kwango··1 source(s)
Armed clashes have intensified in the highlands of Fizi and Mwenga, causing new population displacements and increasing humanitarian needs.
Fizi · sud-kivu··1 source(s)
A study reveals that the spread of the Ebola virus in DRC may have begun as early as January, raising concerns among health authorities.
Mbandaka · equateur··1 source(s)