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Ebola response nurse killed in Congo attack as WHO warns violence threatens containment
An Ebola response nurse has been killed and another healthcare worker seriously injured in eastern Congo, raising concern that attacks on medical personnel could undermine containment of the country's devastating outbreak.
Ebola reaches Nigeria and Kenya as Congo outbreak spreads across borders
The Ebola outbreak centred in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has reached additional countries, with Nigeria confirming a case and Kenya reporting nine infections amid an expanding public-health emergency.
Africa faces escalating Ebola crisis as Nigeria reports first infection in more than a decade
Ebola reaches Nigeria as Congo's death toll exceeds 4,600. Discover why health authorities fear further spread and what happens next.
US backs Africell with $99.6m loan as Huawei battle moves deeper into Africa
A $99.6 million US government-backed loan to Africell will finance telecommunications equipment as Washington steps up competition with Huawei across African digital infrastructure.
Bukavu school fire kills 24 children and destroys 300 homes in rebel-held Congo
At least 24 children, including 19 girls and five boys, have died in a fire that destroyed two schools and around 300 wooden homes in Bukavu, the eastern Congolese city controlled by the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 movement.
Congo Ebola outbreak accelerates as WHO warns containment efforts are falling behind
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,200 people as containment efforts fall behind. Find out why the epidemic keeps spreading.
Kinshasa wedding fire kills at least 22 as single-exit safety concerns come under scrutiny
At least 22 people have died in a fire at a wedding celebration in Kinshasa’s Lingwala district, with survivors describing evacuation problems around a narrow exit as authorities investigate electrical and decoration-related causes.
Attacks on aid workers hit record high as 907 are killed, injured or kidnapped worldwide
A record 907 humanitarian workers were killed, injured or kidnapped in 2025, with Gaza and Sudan the deadliest locations as the United Nations warns that armed drones are creating a new threat to aid operations.
Congo Ebola outbreak becomes country’s deadliest ever as deaths rise to 2,325
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has killed 2,325 people and become the country’s deadliest ever, with transmission expanding across six provinces and health authorities racing to contain a virus for which no approved vaccine or specific treatment currently exists.
Congo Ebola outbreak could become deadliest in history as deaths cross 2,000
The Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded 4,449 confirmed Ebola cases and 2,061 deaths as WHO warns the fast-moving Bundibugyo outbreak could surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic, with unidentified transmission chains and community deaths overwhelming containment efforts.