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Christine Macha · 08/03/2026

Ebola in the DRC: The Crisis Is Growing Faster Than the Aid

Bunia - 03.08.2026: The Ebola epidemic in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached a new scale. The Ministry of Health in Kinshasa most recently reported 3,262 confirmed cases. This puts the figure close to the level of the country's largest Ebola outbreak to date, from 2018 to 2020, which lasted for nearly two years. This time, the increase occurred within just a few months. More than 1,500 people have died, according to the latest official figures.The outbreak was announced on 15 May in the northeastern ...

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