Ebola outbreak strains healthcare system already overwhelmed by conflict in eastern DRC
MSF's Stephanie Hoffmann describes Ebola as a “terrifying disease” as the epidemic's centre shifts to the densely populated city of Butembo in North Kivu.
MSF's Stephanie Hoffmann describes Ebola as a “terrifying disease” as the epidemic's centre shifts to the densely populated city of Butembo in North Kivu.
A report from The Guardian — World sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.

A boat capsizing in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 12 people and left dozens missing, just two days after a similar disaster killed 41.
Amid ongoing conflict, women in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are joining pro-government Wazalendo fighters to defend themselves against sexual violence.
Health officials say the virus has reached new areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, putting ten neighbouring countries at heightened risk.

New cases have emerged in border regions of South Ubangi and Haut-Uele as health workers struggle to contain the spread, according to Al Jazeera.
A telecoms disruption tied to fighting in Ethiopia, mutual blame between the DRC opposition and ruling party, and coalition manoeuvring in Morocco topped this update on African affairs.

Diplomatic talks in Geneva seek to address the standoff between Kinshasa and Kigali as the M23 armed group holds significant territory in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Al Jazeera reported.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the Democratic Republic of the Congo faces a growing Ebola threat in North Kivu even as other regions show progress.

Infection numbers are declining for the first time since the May outbreak was declared, DRC officials announced.

Diplomats meeting in Geneva are examining the durability of a Rwanda-Democratic Republic of the Congo peace agreement as clashes and disagreements over security commitments persist, according to Al Jazeera.

An infected traveler who passed through Rwanda and Uganda has brought the Ebola virus to a new region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, even as officials maintain that overall case numbers are falling.
A report from Al Jazeera — All sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo's latest Ebola outbreak, children are more likely to die than adults, with limited availability of pediatric-specific medicines cited as a contributing factor.