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78 results for Cyber+Political+Health+Economic+Military+Disaster · Congo · Crisis

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇨🇬CG6d ago

The World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on Sunday in response to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, signaling serious pandemic risk.

8.5/10·Folha de S.Paulo

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PoliticalCrisis🇨🇩Congo35d ago

Haitian reported tensions with Armed Gang in Chad [3 sources]

8.5/10·GDELT Events Historical

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda 🇨🇭Switzerland5d ago

A rare strain of Ebola (Bundibugyo virus) is spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with more than 130 confirmed deaths and around 500 suspected cases. The World Health Organization has declared this a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Unlike previous outbreaks, this strain has no approved vaccine or specific treatment, and experts warn the epidemic appears to be spreading out of control amid armed conflict and population displacement in the Ituri region.

8.2/10·eldiario.es·Geneva, Ituri

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda6d ago

An Ebola outbreak in Congo-Kinshasa and Uganda went undetected for two months before authorities identified at least 600 cases. The World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency, warning that case numbers are expected to rise significantly.

8.2/10·Dagens Nyheter (Sweden)

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇬🇳Guinea 🇱🇷LR8d ago

The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, with over 400 suspected cases and 89 deaths reported. The outbreak is hitting a country already destabilized by armed conflict and humanitarian aid cuts that have weakened disease surveillance and left 26.5 million people facing acute food insecurity. Health facilities report deaths occurring at home, indicating many more undetected cases in affected communities.

8.2/10·Oxfam International News·Mongwalu, Ituri

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MilitaryCrisis🇨🇩Congo33d ago

Reports of physical assault in Chad [5 sources]

8.2/10·GDELT Events Historical

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MilitaryCrisis🇨🇩Congo35d ago

Chad carried out physical assault in Chad [3 sources]

8.2/10·GDELT Events Historical

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo6d ago

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

8.0/10·CNBC Indonesia

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda 🇷🇼Rwanda9d ago

The WHO declared a global health emergency over an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo after more than 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases, with a confirmed case now in Goma — a major city and transit hub — and cross-border spread to Uganda. The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain, for which no vaccine or specific treatment exists, and health authorities warn the true scale of infections is likely far larger than currently detected.

8.0/10·El Colombiano (Medellín)·Goma, North Kivu

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda9d ago

The WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on Sunday over a rare Ebola strain outbreak that has spread across the Democratic Republic of Congo and into Uganda, triggering the organization's second-highest global alert level.

8.0/10·Folha de S.Paulo·Kinshasa, Kinshasa

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda 🇳🇪Niger+15d ago

The World Health Organisation has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern for an Ebola outbreak spanning the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with 528 suspected cases and 132 deaths recorded. UNICEF has raised concerns about the outbreak's impact on children in the affected regions.

7.5/10·Premium Times Nigeria

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HealthCrisis🇺🇬Uganda 🇨🇩Congo6d ago

The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak affecting Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern. The outbreak has infected 336 people across Central and East African countries with at least 88 deaths confirmed so far.

7.5/10·Digi24 (Romania)

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda 🇨🇮Ivory Coast+16d ago

Médecins Sans Frontières is responding to an active Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo caused by the Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved vaccine or treatment. As of May 19, 2026, authorities reported over 500 suspected cases and more than 130 deaths, with confirmed cases in North Kivu province including the city of Goma, and two confirmed cases across the border in Uganda. The outbreak is complicated by ongoing regional conflict, displacement, and limited diagnostic capacity.

7.5/10·Doctors Without Borders (MSF)·Goma, North Kivu

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda7d ago

The United Nations warns that an Ebola epidemic spreading across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda may be far more extensive than documented, following the World Health Organization's declaration of the outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern.

7.5/10·Digi24 (Romania)

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo8d ago

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on May 17, the highest alert level in global health law, over an epidemic that appears to have begun in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo on April 24 with a nurse falling ill.

7.5/10·RFI Français·Bunia, Ituri

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda9d ago

An Ebola outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain has killed more than 80 people and infected at least 246 across three health zones in DRC's Ituri province, with the virus crossing into Uganda after a Congolese man died there on May 14. MSF is mobilizing a large-scale emergency response, warning that the rapid spread and lack of approved vaccines or treatments makes the situation extremely concerning.

7.5/10·Doctors Without Borders (MSF)·Mongwalu, Ituri

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda9d ago

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. The WHO clarified the outbreak does not meet pandemic criteria and advised against closing international borders.

7.5/10·France 24 English

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda5d ago

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda are mounting urgent containment efforts against a major Ebola outbreak that evaded detection for several weeks. Authorities are investigating whether US aid cuts compromised early-warning surveillance systems.

7.2/10·Tempo (id)

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda5d ago

An Ebola outbreak currently affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is being assessed as potentially the deadliest on record, with analysts warning that the dismantling of USAID may impair outbreak containment and response capabilities in the affected regions.

7.2/10·Dagens Nyheter (Sweden)

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo5d ago

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege has urged the armed group AFC/M23 to reopen Goma airport, which has remained closed since the group captured the city in January 2025. The airport's shutdown is restricting humanitarian aid and medical supplies needed to respond to an ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

7.2/10·RFI Français·Goma, North Kivu

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda6d ago

Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda are working to contain an Ebola outbreak that went undetected for an extended period, raising questions about whether U.S. aid reductions may have hampered the speed of crisis response.

7.2/10·Deutsche Welle (DW) English

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo6d ago

An Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading across gold mining communities, with authorities struggling to contain cases that may have already circulated undetected. A nurse from Bunia is believed to be Patient Zero, with clusters of suspected deaths reported in Mongwalu and Rwampara.

7.2/10·Digi24 (Romania)·Bunia, Ituri

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo7d ago

The World Health Organization has raised alarm over an Ebola outbreak spreading rapidly through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, warning of the severity and speed of transmission.

7.2/10·AfricaNews·Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇨🇬CG10d ago

A new Ebola epidemic has broken out in Ituri, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths reported. Africa CDC confirmed the outbreak on May 15 after samples tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain, with health authorities warning the virus may have been circulating since April.

7.0/10·RFI Français·Kinshasa, Ituri

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda 🇨🇬CG5d ago

The World Health Organization is mounting an urgent response to a fast-moving Ebola outbreak caused by a rare viral strain spreading across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, relying on rapid community-centered interventions to halt transmission.

6.5/10·AllAfrica News

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