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A clinical trial begins to test the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of multiple vaccines.

The DR Congo Ebola outbreak has killed 4,561 people as of October 2026, and the US now bars most travellers arriving from the country. The post Congo Ebola Outbreak Explained, Spread and US Risk appeared first on The Rio Times.

North Kivu province in DR Congo, hit by Ebola, banned mass events, limited taxis and capped burials at 20 relatives as Ebola deaths there reached 1,252. The post DR Congo Ebola Province Caps Burials at 20 appeared first on The Rio Times.

The World Health Organization has warned that it could surpass the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which erupted more than a decade ago and killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa.

The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to an eighth province in the country’s north, authorities said on Sunday. The Health Ministry has recorded two cases, including one death, in Nord-Ubangi province, bordering Central African Republic. The ministry said both patients were men in their 20s living in the Wapinda health zone, which borders Bas-Uele province, where Ebola cases have been reported previously. Authorities have recorded at least 9,400 cases, including more than...

Frontline workers in DR Congo received the Ervebo vaccine on Friday as the country’s worst ever Ebola outbreak continues to spread. Ervebo is effective against the Zaire strain of Ebola. Authorities hope it will offer some protection against the Bundibugyo strain driving the current outbreak.

At least 10 students have died from Ebola in Ituri Province, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, authorities said Thursday

At least 10 students have died from Ebola in Ituri Province, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, authorities said Thursday

The number of confirmed cases has surged past 9,000 with more than 4,300 deaths, with many not detected while the patients are still alive.

Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief October 14, 2026 — Kabila takes leadership of new DR Congo politico-military front; Algeria arrests 61 Moroccan nationals near Oran; Sudan army chief orders inquiry into airstrike killing 72; Kenya rules out Ebola in Laikipia cases. The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, October 14, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

New cases in eastern DRC and a fatal imported infection in Kenya highlight the challenges of containing Ebola.

It says the north-eastern region now accounts for nearly 40 per cent of all newly confirmed incidents nationwide.

20 weeks into the Ebola virus outbreak, health workers have managed to tamp down some of the early hotspot but the virus is still spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo, putting experts under mounting pressure. Jennifer Zabasajja, Bloomberg’s Chief Africa correspondent reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

Some 250 people, who have all been exposed to the rare Bundibugyo virus, are taking part in the trial could stop them from contracting Ebola.

Since 15 May, at least 2,071 children aged under 18 have contracted Ebola, with 961 of these children dying from the disease, Save the Children said.

Burning of a Ebola-hit transit camp sends 19,000 fleeing, illustrating the difficulties of controlling epidemic.

In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a mobile lab has been operating for two weeks, a welcome relief to staff at the nearby Ebola treatment centre who said that getting a test result used to take 72 hours.

A funeral has been held for the politician who was killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Karondwa was buried in his native Lubero, as calls grow for an investigation into his death and for greater trust between communities and health workers fighting the Ebola outbreak.

Marie-Celestin Karondwa died of his injuries after being beaten at his home in Butembo, an Ebola hotspot, on Sunday.

Routine healthcare has been severely disrupted in communities hit hardest by Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo, where fear of infection and pressure on hospitals are stymieing pediatric immunizations and discouraging patients from seeking maternity and other basic care.

Fatalities near 4,000 across the DRC as health workers battle community anger and a vaccine-resistant strain.

A senior member of Congo’s ruling party was ⁠beaten to ⁠death after taking part ⁠in a radio programme to raise awareness about the Ebola outbreak, a party representative said on Monday. The incident happened on Sunday in Butembo, North Kivu province, which has recently ‌become a hotspot in the ongoing Ebola outbreak. Marie-Celestin Karondwa, acting president of the UDPS party’s federal executive committee in Butembo and a party spokesperson, was attacked by residents of his neighbourhood after...

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 8,000, while 3,901 people have died in the current outbreak, according to government data released on Monday.