Attackers kill nurse, injure health worker responding to DRC Ebola case
The attack in eastern Dr Congo is the latest on health workers and responders to the deadly Ebola outbreak.
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The attack in eastern Dr Congo is the latest on health workers and responders to the deadly Ebola outbreak.
A nurse was killed by a group of young people in Bafwasende, DR Congo, after a false rumour about Ebola, and a second man was seriously wounded. The post Nurse Killed Over Ebola Rumour in Congo appeared first on The Rio Times.
Kampala says country is Ebola free, but Swiss authorities believe a woman diagnosed in Nigeria was infected in Uganda.
A clinical trial for a new Ebola vaccine is getting underway in DR Congo’s Ituri province. The TUMAini trial will evaluate candidate vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain of the virus.
Rwanda's controversial Formula One GP leads Lewis Hamilton to call for freedom for DR Congo, while renewing Palestine plea.
Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief October 22, 2026 — Nigeria places 46 Ebola contacts on a 21-day no-fly list; Tanzania charges Chadema's John Pambalu with treason; Joseph Kabila launches the FRN in DR Congo; Egypt limits military support to defending Saudi territory; Sudan's Geneva talks proceed without the army or RSF. The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, October 22, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
DR Congo geopolitics in October 2026: how the US, Rwanda, Qatar, China and Uganda compete over cobalt, peace deals and the war in the east. The post DR Congo Geopolitics Explained 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Africa's top public health agency and Congolese officials have raised concerns over $700 million in Ebola aid that is unaccounted for and called on aid groups to provide more information about their finances.
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...
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has banned the activities of 13 political parties, including the PPRD of former president Joseph Kabila. Presented as a national security measure, the decision has divided the political class and reignited debate over democratic pluralism in the country.
Kenya is on high alert as it races to contain Ebola! Linked to a deadly outbreak in the DRC, the virus has reportedly claimed one life in Kenya, with two cases recorded. At the Ugandan border, screenings are intensifying, with travelers undergoing temperature checks and handwashing measures.
Congolese Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner sharply criticised Formula One's plans to hold an African Grand Prix in Rwanda, saying it would help “polish the image of an authoritarian leader.”
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reportedly spread to North Ubangi, at the border with the Central African Republic, making it the eighth Congolese province affected by the virus.