Kinshasa, Aug 19, 2026 (AFP) - Ebola cases in DR Congo top 5,000: Africa health agency

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2026-08-19

More than 5,000 cases of Ebola have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the African Union's health agency said Wednesday, as the conflict-ridden country faces its worst outbreak in history. Declared on May 15, the DRC's 17th Ebola outbreak is thought to have already been spreading for several weeks by that point. It has hit regions in the north and east where the presence of the state is weak, health infrastructure is largely lacki......

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