The World Health Organization expressed deep concern over a surging Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, designating it a global health emergency.

Nigeria faces a surge in mass school abductions across multiple states, with armed groups taking at least 39 students and 7 teachers from three schools in Oyo State on May 15, roughly 50 children from Borno State on May 9, and 7 students from a residence in Zamfara State on June 3. Public anger has intensified, with false kidnapping rumors triggering panic in Abuja on June 4.