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388 signals for Economic+Health+Military · Congo

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo61d 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 🇺🇬Uganda61d 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🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda61d ago

Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda are responding to an Ebola outbreak that evaded detection for an extended period. Health authorities are working to contain the virus, with questions raised about whether reduced US assistance contributed to the delayed identification and response.

7.2/10·DW Africa

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇩🇪Germany 🇨🇬CG62d ago

An American physician contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and was evacuated to Germany for treatment along with his wife and four children. The outbreak has produced over 500 cases and 134 suspected deaths of the Bundibugyo virus strain, which lacks approved treatments or vaccines and has begun spreading into urban population centers, prompting the WHO to warn of the outbreak's 'scale and speed' and triggering an international public health emergency declaration.

7.2/10·The Guardian World

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo62d 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🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda62d ago

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Health reported 136 probable deaths and 543 suspected cases from an Ebola virus outbreak declared in Ituri province on May 15, 2026, with one confirmed death also reported in Uganda.

7.2/10·Confidencial Nicaragua·Ituri, Ituri

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo63d 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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MilitaryCrisis🇨🇩Congo4d ago

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7.0/10·GDELT 2.0 Master Files

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇨🇬CG66d 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 🇨🇬CG 🇬🇦Gabon45d ago

US CDC modeling warns that the Central African Ebola outbreak could escalate to a dangerous trajectory, with projections of 10,000 to over 20,000 cases—potentially rivaling the 2014–2016 West African epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people.

6.8/10·The Guardian World

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo6d ago

The WHO has launched the first clinical trial of an antiviral drug to prevent Ebola infection among exposed contacts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as the Bundibugyo strain outbreak continues to accelerate and spread beyond traceable transmission chains.

6.5/10·France 24 World·null, null

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇨🇬CG7d ago

Ebola Bundibugyo virus infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have surged to record highs, with the majority of new cases traced to unknown sources of transmission, the WHO reported on Tuesday, signaling a loss of outbreak control.

6.5/10·UN News Global·null, null

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HealthUpdate🇺🇬Uganda 🇨🇩Congo 🇨🇬CG17d ago

Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are managing an ongoing Ebola outbreak, with health workers contending not only with the virus itself but also community fears, misinformation, and social stigma that can hinder containment efforts.

6.5/10·UN News Global·null, null

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HealthUpdate🇨🇩Congo 🇨🇬CG17d ago

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has confirmed 1,502 cases of Ebola, according to official health authorities, marking a substantial ongoing outbreak requiring sustained containment efforts.

6.5/10·Pajhwok Afghan News·null, null

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda 🇨🇬CG31d ago

A month after authorities declared the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, confirmed case numbers continue to climb, signaling an ongoing and uncontrolled epidemic.

6.5/10·UN News·Bundibugyo, Western Region

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo31d ago

A deadly Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain is spreading rapidly across the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the WHO warning that accelerated public health measures have failed to slow transmission. The strain currently lacks an approved vaccine or specific treatment, heightening the risk of further spread.

6.5/10·France 24 World·null, null

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo32d ago

Seventy-five health workers have contracted Ebola in Congo, with 17 deaths reported so far, according to a senior WHO official. The infections among healthcare staff signal serious infection control challenges and threaten the sustainability of outbreak response operations.

6.5/10·NRK Nyheter (Norway)·null, null

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda46d ago

An epidemic was declared on May 15 in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with confirmed cases subsequently identified in neighboring Uganda, signaling cross-border disease transmission.

6.5/10·Le Monde

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇨🇬CG47d ago

The WHO Director-General warned that an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may have started as early as January, giving the virus significant time to spread before detection. He cited travel restrictions, community mistrust, and weak contact tracing as major obstacles to containing the outbreak.

6.5/10·The Guardian World·Democratic Republic of the Congo

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HealthUpdate🇨🇩Congo50d ago

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO announced a coordinated response to an active Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus spreading across Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited Bunia to reaffirm international support; the government is intensifying surveillance, laboratory testing, and community engagement while developing candidate vaccines and treatments, though no licensed vaccine currently exists for this strain.

6.5/10·WHO Disease Outbreaks·Bunia, Ituri

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo 🇺🇬Uganda 🇨🇬CG52d ago

The World Health Organization warned that an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread across multiple provinces and crossed into neighbouring Uganda, requiring urgent community engagement to control the rapidly evolving emergency.

6.5/10·UN News - Health

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo52d ago

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been exacerbated by cuts to development aid, limiting containment efforts. German organizations are urging increased funding to prevent further spread.

6.5/10·Deutsche Welle (DW) English

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo54d ago

The European Union has launched an airlift operation to deliver medical aid to Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak that has been active for two weeks. The first cargo flight arrived on May 28, 2026, in the capital of Ituri province.

6.5/10·RFI Français·Bunia, Ituri

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo54d ago

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Health has acknowledged deaths among frontline healthcare workers responding to an ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, pledging to improve working conditions for responders on May 26, 2026.

6.5/10·RFI Français·Democratic Republic of the Congo

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HealthCrisis🇨🇩Congo59d ago

The Africa CDC confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking a fresh infectious disease emergency as health authorities simultaneously monitor a hantavirus cluster detected aboard a cruise ship.

6.5/10·NC Policy Watch·Democratic Republic of the Congo

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