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Judith Suminwa Tuluka, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has urged the Ebola response team to sustain its efforts amid the observed downward trend. She spoke at the 98th meeting of the Council of Ministers, according to the official report.
Source: Actualité.cd
A fire in Bukavu, DR Congo, killed at least 27 pupils in the Kadutu district and seriously injured several others. The tragedy occurred on Thursday on Kasheke Avenue, where victims were reportedly trampled or suffocated in the panic, RFI reports.
Source: RFI
In the second quarter of 2026, the Central African Republic had public debt of 1,136.53 billion CFA francs, or 61.20% of GDP, according to the Ministry of Finance and Budget. The ratio remains below the 70% community ceiling set by CEMAC, despite persistent vulnerability.
Source: Oubangui Médias
A confirmed Ebola case has led authorities to declare a new outbreak in Sud-Ubangi, a north-western province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The detection brings to seven the number of provinces affected by the epidemic, which began in May, according to local authorities cited by the source.
Source: Africanews
The Congolese government is calling for an end to all compulsory charges in public primary schools in areas of North Kivu controlled by the AFC/M23. The instruction aims to preserve free primary education in these territories, according to a statement from the Congolese Ministry of National Education.
Source: Actualité.cd
CENCO, the Episcopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is calling for a stronger response to the country’s 17th Ebola outbreak. It cites healthcare workers’ demotivation and misinformation as obstacles to controlling the disease, according to its monitoring of the situation.
Source: Actualité.cd
Médecins Sans Frontières is strengthening patient care as part of the Ebola response in Beni, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The intervention comes amid a mixed situation, as efforts to tackle the epidemic evolve in the region.
Source: Actualité.cd
Chadian minister Sitack Yombatina Béni has set by decree the calendar for public higher education institutions for 2026-2027. Activities will begin on 1 September 2026 and end on 30 June 2027, while pre-registration and selection procedures are also specified, according to the source.
Source: Tchadinfos
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 5,000 cases and remains far from under control, according to the World Health Organization. Its Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, considers the risk of international spread high, while the Congolese response has been criticised for being slow and poorly organised.
Source: France 24
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached nearly 5,000 cases and caused more than 2,300 deaths. Médecins Sans Frontières believes response capacity has been overwhelmed and is calling for massive community mobilisation to curb the spread, according to the NGO.
Source: Africanews
The Bundibugyo Ebola virus is believed to have circulated for several months in eastern DR Congo before its official identification, facilitating its spread in communities. The toll reported as of 12 August exceeds 2,000 deaths, while the World Health Organization describes a delayed detection, according to the article.
Source: Matin Libre
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused 2,325 deaths, according to government data. The toll exceeds that of the 2018-2020 outbreak and is the highest recorded in the country’s history, according to Reuters.
Source: Daily Maverick
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