By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
Mandima health zone, in Mambasa territory, Ituri, recorded 328 Ebola-related deaths and nearly 400 confirmed cases in October. The epidemic’s progression was reported by Actualite.cd, citing local health surveillance data.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached 10,060 confirmed cases and 4,887 deaths, with 2,684 recoveries, according to Aminiya, UN News cited by Guinee360 and the INSP according to 24 Heure Info. Ituri remains the worst-affected province, while 96 new cases were recorded, mainly in North Kivu, according to Aminiya. Jean Kaseya, cited by The Guardian, described the geographical spread as unprecedented and called for stronger preparedness against the risk of international expansion.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: The Guardian ·
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached 10,060 confirmed cases and 4,887 deaths, a case fatality rate of 48.6%, according to the Ministry of Health, Actualité.cd and Bénin Web TV. Declared on 15 May 2026, this 17th epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo virus affects 66 health zones in eight provinces, while Bénin Web TV and ANG report discrepancies over recoveries and the detailed toll.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Actualité.cd ·
Thirteen patients who recovered from Ebola have left treatment centres in Beni, North Kivu, after testing negative and spending an average of about 10 days in hospital, according to Actualité.cd. Mediacongo said six patients left the centre run by MSF and seven the one run by IMC. As of 25 October, North Kivu had 2,423 confirmed cases, including 1,424 deaths, and had recorded 63 new cases in 24 hours, according to Mediacongo.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Actualité.cd ·
The Ebola outbreak has passed 10,000 confirmed cases, with patients recorded in DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria. The Africa CDC brought several African health ministers together virtually on 28 October to strengthen coordination and support for affected countries, according to the organisation.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Seneweb ·
Tshisekedi accuses Joseph Kabila of being Rwandan rebellion’s proxyCongolese President Félix Tshisekedi accuses his predecessor Joseph Kabila of serving as Rwanda’s proxy in the rebellion being waged with the M23 in eastern DR Congo. He says Kigali pushed him to take direct charge of the offensive against Kinshasa, according to the Congolese presidency.
Three bodies located in Prospector 5 wreck off GabonThree bodies were located in the wreckage of the Prospector 5 drilling platform, which sank off Mayumba in southern Gabon. Two workers remain missing and teams are preparing to recover the bodies, according to Vice Admiral Charles Hubert Bekale-Meyong, quoted by Infos Gabon.The week in Africa
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