The Democratic Republic of the Congo is confronting a rapidly worsening Ebola outbreak after the highly contagious disease spread into a sixth province, heightening fears of transmission beyond the country’s borders. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on August 13, 2026, that the outbreak had reached Bas-Uele, a province previously unaffected by […]

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is spreading at an unprecedented pace and could become the deadliest ever recorded if its current trajectory continues. The epidemic, declared in mid-May 2026, is concentrated mainly in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North […]

A rapidly spreading invasive mosquito species is raising serious public health concerns across Africa, with experts warning that it could fuel a major resurgence of malaria in densely populated cities. Known as Anopheles stephensi, the mosquito is particularly dangerous because of its ability to survive in urban environments where traditional malaria-carrying mosquitoes are less common. […]

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the fastest-growing in the disease’s recorded history, placing enormous pressure on an already fragile health system in the country’s conflict-affected east. As of August 3, 2026, authorities had recorded 3,874 confirmed cases and 1,751 deaths in DR Congo. The epidemic is now the country’s […]