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May 22, 2026

Ebola treatment centre set ablaze after patient dies in DR Congo

Last Sunday, the WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda, where two cases were detected, a “public health emergency of international concern”.

Ebola treatment centre on fire
May 22, 2026

UN agencies step up Ebola response in eastern DR Congo

UN agencies have moved swiftly to contain the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC, delivering emergency medical supplies, protective equipment and logistics support.

Ebola patients in DRC
May 21, 2026
Map of Africa
May 21, 2026

Ebola risk high inside DR Congo, no pandemic emergency, WHO declares

WHO director-general Tedros Ghebreyesus gave the update to journalists on the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly on Wednesday.

Ebola patients
May 21, 2026

U.S. to instal over 1,000 base stations to counter Chinese influence in Nigeria, other West African nations

“USTDA…to install approximately 1,500 turnkey mobile communications base stations…across Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria,” the U.S. government said.

Mobile base stations
May 21, 2026

Xenophobia: Nigerian envoy says assistance to stranded Nigerians underway 

The consulate warned Nigerian residents in South Africa against physically engaging with demonstrators.

South Africans protesting
May 20, 2026

WHO releases additional $3.5 million to tackle Ebola in DRC, Uganda

He highlighted the challenges posed by the significant population movements in the DR Congo.

Ebola Patients
May 20, 2026

World Bank to scale up Africa guarantees to $6 billion by 2030

The World Bank Group says its Guarantee Platform aims to double its annual issuance of guarantees in Africa to 6.4 billion dollars by 2030.

Ajay Banga
May 20, 2026

WHO ramps up efforts to contain DRC’s Ebola outbreak

WHO says it is intensifying efforts and supporting the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government to contain the Ebola outbreak in the country’s north-eastern Ituri Province.

Ebola crisis in DRC
May 19, 2026

Vatican calls for stronger synergy against rising cyber slavery in Africa, Asia

He said criminal syndicates increasingly use digital platforms and online scam operations to trap vulnerable people.

Cardinal Fabio Baggio