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Ebola in DR Congo: ‘This could be a very bad outbreak,’ MSF health worker says – Perspective

Ebola in DR Congo: ‘This could be a very bad outbreak,’ MSF health worker says – Perspective

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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Try again PERSPECTIVE © FRANCE 24 Issued on: 20/05/2026 – 14:45Modified: 20/05/2026 – 14:45 10:02 min From the show Reading time 1 min A vaccination and epidemic response adviser who is about to fly out to DR Congo to try to help in the fight against Ebola has told FRANCE 24 that the signs are the current outbreak will be a serious one. Already more than 130 people have been killed, with over 500 more cases detected. John Johnson is vaccination and epidemic response advisor at MSF and is due to fly to DR Congo on Thursday. He explained that part of the problem is that tests had been carried out for a more common strain of Ebola, so they were coming back negative. He spoke to us in Perspective. By: Source …

RD Congo sounds alarm over Ebola outbreak

RD Congo sounds alarm over Ebola outbreak

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RD Congo is to open three Ebola treatment centres as the World Health Organisation is also sending a team of experts to the country following an outbreak of the rare type of the virus. At least 131 have died, and over 500 have been infected. The US is also screening passengers coming from the outbreak-hit areas. Keywords for this article Source link

Ebola: DR Congo death toll rises sharply to at least 131, WHO to host emergency meeting

Ebola: DR Congo death toll rises sharply to at least 131, WHO to host emergency meeting

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The toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to an estimated 131 deaths from 513 suspected cases, Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba said. “We have recorded roughly 131 deaths in total and we have around 513 suspected cases,” Samuel Roger Kamba told Congolese national television overnight. He cautioned however that the toll was an estimate and further research was needed to confirm whether all 131 suspected deaths were indeed linked to Ebola. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has declared the outbreak a Continental Public Health Emergency, in a statement late Monday. Declaring a continental emergency empowers the Africa CDC, based in Ethiopia, to mobilise extra resources including emergency response teams and surveillance operations.  To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Try again © France 24 “Africa …

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

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General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. In a post on X, the World Health Organization said the outbreak does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic, and advised against the closure of international borders. Keywords for this article Source link

No vaccine for new highly lethal Ebola outbreak, DR Congo warns, as death toll hits 80

No vaccine for new highly lethal Ebola outbreak, DR Congo warns, as death toll hits 80

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A new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo that has caused scores of deaths has a “very high lethality rate” and no vaccine nor specific treatment, the country’s health minister warned Saturday. “The Bundibugyo strain has no vaccine, no specific treatment,” Samuel-Roger Kamba told a press briefing in Kinshasa. “This strain has a very high lethality rate which can reach 50 percent,” Kamba said. Earlier Saturday, ministry officials said the death toll had already reached 80, up from 65 initially reported the previous day. The strain has also claimed one life in neighbouring Uganda, officials said Saturday, that of a DR Congo national. That correlated with an announcement late Friday by Uganda’s health ministry, which said a 59-year-old man from the DR Congo had died in Kampala after being admitted earlier in the week. His body was repatriated the same day.  Tests showed the victim in Uganda was infected with the Bundibugyo strain, first identified in 2007. New Ebola outbreak hits DR Congo To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience …

‘M23 and Rwanda’ to blame for latest violence in DR Congo: US senior adviser for Africa – Tête à tête

‘M23 and Rwanda’ to blame for latest violence in DR Congo: US senior adviser for Africa – Tête à tête

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In an interview with FRANCE 24, US Senior Adviser for Africa Massad Boulos blamed “the M23 and Rwanda” for the latest violence in DR Congo, calling it a “serious breach” of the Washington accord signed in 2025. The US was “extremely disappointed” by the M23 takeover of Uvira, he said, although M23 forces have since partially withdrawn. Boulos did not rule out US sanctions against Rwandan President Paul Kagame, adding that he still “hopes” the Rwandan leader can be trusted. Source link

‘The Congo River Basin is at a tipping point’: Photojournalist Hugh Kinsella Cunningham – Perspective

‘The Congo River Basin is at a tipping point’: Photojournalist Hugh Kinsella Cunningham – Perspective

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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Try again PERSPECTIVE © FRANCE 24 Issued on: 02/02/2026 – 14:47Modified: 02/02/2026 – 14:48 08:50 min From the show Reading time 1 min A leading photographer has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how his exhibition is a good excuse to talk about how the jungles of the Congo and the whole ecosystem of Central Africa are about to become potentially the most important site in the fight against climate change. The water there sustains the lives of millions of people across nine different countries. Photographer Hugh Kinsella Cunningham has spent years taking the images for his newest collection, and they’ve just gone on display at the Galerie Angalia in Paris. By: Video by: Source link