By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 7info
Medical teams are running four clinical trials in Bunia, in Ituri, to assess vaccines and treatments against Ebola in DR Congo. The tests aim to curb the outbreak and improve the survival chances of patients, according to 7info.
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Commercial flights remain suspended at Bunia, and violence in Ituri is hampering the health response to the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo.
10 NovEbola: 67 health workers dead and 427 infected in DR Congo
10 NovEbola: violence in Ituri hampers health response in DR Congo
10 NovSix injured in clashes at Plaine Savo, in Ituri, DR CongoIn Bunia, in eastern DR Congo, clinical trials are assessing several vaccines and medicines against Ebola to protect populations and improve patients’ chances of survival. The research comes as the epidemic is hitting the region hard, reports Le Monde.
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Commercial flights to and from Bunia, in Ituri, will remain suspended until 8 February 2027, according to Le Potentiel. This further extension, in force from 8 November 2026, comes during the response to the Ebola outbreak, which had recorded 9,552 confirmed cases and 4,602 deaths as of 18 October.
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The Ebola outbreak now affects 58 of 178 health zones across seven provinces in DR Congo, down from 66 two weeks earlier, while North Kivu now has the highest number of new case notifications. Ituri remains the cumulative epicentre, accounting for 70% of cases, according to the Ministry of Public Health.
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Acting UN Humanitarian Coordinator in DR Congo, Alain Akpadji, warns of new clashes reported since Sunday 8 November in the Fataki health zone in Ituri. According to RFI, insecurity is disrupting humanitarian and health operations in a province that accounts for nearly 70% of confirmed Ebola cases.
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Ebola: contract-free workers in Butembo demand better allowancesWorkers at the Ebola treatment and transit centres in Butembo, Katwa and Musienene denounce allowances below the ministry’s scale and the absence of an official contract after four months of activity. According to their letter of 9 November, two earlier letters went unanswered, and their dry strike is due to begin on 12 November.
Tornado tears roof off secondary school in MadingouA violent tornado on 9 November 2026 tore the roof off the building housing the Seconde and Première littéraire classes at Nestor Makoundzi Wollo secondary school in Madingou, in Bouenza. The damage disrupted Chinese and philosophy lessons, with no casualties, according to Les Echos du Congo-Brazzaville.The week in Africa
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