By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
Itebero health zone, in Walikale territory in North Kivu, recorded 989 suspected cholera cases and 61 deaths in 2026. Cases were reported in 14 health areas, according to Actualite.cd.
Two isolation centres for suspected Ebola cases are operational in Kasindi, in Beni territory, North Kivu. Set up at two health centres with support from the World Health Organisation, they have received three tonnes of infection prevention and control equipment, according to the WHO.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Beto ·
The Bundibugyo virus Ebola outbreak in the DRC has reached 10,351 cases and 5,026 deaths, according to the Congolese health ministry and Rwanda News Agency. Ituri and North Kivu account for most of the outbreaks, and about a third of victims are believed to have died outside healthcare facilities, according to the WHO. Rwanda News Agency says 1,101 people are receiving treatment or in quarantine and eight provinces are affected.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Africanews ·
Chad has recorded 4,600 suspected cases of dengue, including 353 confirmed cases, and 14 deaths; Burkina Faso, Senegal and the Central African Republic are also experiencing outbreaks. World Health Organization surveillance figures cover several African countries and show different tolls across territories.
🇹🇩 Chad · Source: Tchadinfos ·
Beni has become the area worst affected by Ebola in North Kivu, with 711 confirmed cases, compared with 710 in Katwa, according to the 30 October epidemiological report. The province has recorded 2,576 confirmed cases and 1,531 deaths; 52 patients have left treatment centres and 3,645 contacts are not being monitored, according to Kivu Morning Post.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Kivu Morning Post ·
FARDC and FRN clash in Mirindano, MasisiNew clashes are pitting the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, backed by Wazalendo fighters, against rebels from the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation in Mirindano, in Masisi territory. The fighting has been reported since an unspecified date, according to Actualité.cd.
Bangassou diocese calls for stronger Ebola preventionThe Diocese of Bangassou is asking religious leaders, schools and Catholic faithful to strengthen Ebola prevention. In a statement dated 1 November, Bishop Aurelio Gazzera responded to the report of three cases in Yakoma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to Centra News.The week in Africa
Be the first to get our letter in English: the essentials from every region of the continent, free.
