East-Africa
WHO chief: Community trust key to stopping rare Ebola strain
Trust from communities on the front lines will determine whether health officials can rein in a fast-moving Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic…
Topic
Ebola
World
Brazil investigates 2 possible Ebola cases
Fears that central Africa’s Ebola outbreak could ripple beyond the region sharpened after Brazilian health officials said they are tracking two possible…
Central-Africa
WHO confirms five Ebola patients recovered in DRC
Sunday May 31, 2026 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO chief is in DRC, to monitor Ebola containment efforts. / Reuters Five Ebola…
World
WHO chief visits worst-hit area as Ebola spread reaches alarming levels
As Ebola tears through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the head of the World Health Organization is urging the world not to…
Central-Africa
Kenya court suspends planned U.S. quarantine facility amid Ebola outbreak
Wycliffe Muia and Akisa Wandera, NairobiSaturday May 30, 2026 With the Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo and cases…
World
Africa’s health agency says Ebola vaccine could arrive by end of 2026
A widening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has drawn urgent promises of help from global and regional health leaders,…
East-Africa
WHO warns of ‘catastrophic’ Ebola, conflict crisis in DR Congo
Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is bracing for what the World Health Organization (WHO) calls a “catastrophic collision of disease and…
World
WHO says fatality rate in DR Congo Ebola outbreak below 25%
Ebola’s latest surge in the Democratic Republic of Congo is proving deadly, but early figures suggest it has so far killed a…
Central-Africa
Uganda Closes Border With DR Congo Amid Ebola Outbreak Concerns
Uganda has shut its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo as officials race to contain an Ebola outbreak attributed to the…
East-Africa
WHO Warns Conflict, Mistrust Are Hindering Ebola Response
The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm over a rapidly deteriorating Ebola situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, warning…
East-Africa
Somalia prepares Ebola prevention plan after regional outbreak alerts
Tuesday May 26, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia has stepped up its public health defenses and finalized a national Ebola prevention plan…
