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Flames and smoke rise from an Ebola treatment centre in Rwampara, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP Photo]
DRC health authorities report 148 suspected deaths and nearly 600 suspected Ebola cases, with one death in neighbouring Uganda, according to the United Nations. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
A Congolese police officer guards the Ebola treatment centre after the facility was burned down in Rwampara. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
The head of the WHO says the current Ebola outbreak is almost certainly much larger than reported and is spreading rapidly. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
Medical staff prepare to disinfect an Ebola treatment centre after a fire at the facility in Rwampara. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
Police fire warning shots and tear gas as protesters dispute the burial of a suspected Ebola victim, a local footballer, and set fire to tents used for Ebola patients. [Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP Photo]
The incident highlights the struggle Congolese authorities face in enforcing safe burials for people with confirmed and suspected cases, a measure seen as crucial to containing the outbreak. [Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP Photo]
The tents were completely destroyed in the fire, along with a body that was due to be buried that day. Six patients who had been receiving treatment there have been transferred to the hospital, where they are now being cared for. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
Mistrust and disinformation hampered the response to previous Ebola outbreaks in DRC. During the 2018–2020 outbreak in North Kivu province – the second-deadliest on record, with nearly 2,300 deaths – hundreds of health centres were attacked by armed groups and angry civilians. [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]
The latest outbreak in the DRC is the 17th to hit the vast central African country of more than 100 million people. [Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP Photo]
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Will the latest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda spread further?
The World Health Organization declares the epidemic a global health emergency.
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French President Emmanuel Macron, in Kenya for the Africa Forward summit, called for a ‘fundamental reset’ in Africa.
Published On 12 May 2026
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Nigeria charges six people with ‘terrorism’, treason over 2025 coup plot
Nigerian authorities have charged six military officers over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu.
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