CAPTION: Medical workers walk along the road in Ituri Province recently. (File photo). By AgenciesITURI – The Democratic Republic of Congo has imposed a 21-day quarantine on travelers from Ebola-affected areas in a bid to curb the spread of the disease, according to a statement issued Thursday June 25th, 2026.The measure comes amid a surge in […]
CAPTION: An Ebola victim’ body in Kivu Province, DR Congo being carried for burial recently. (File photo). By AgenciesThe Ebola crisis across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda is likely to spread to South Sudan, with experts warning that cases of the fastest-ever recorded outbreak could reach the war-ravaged nation within weeks.Modelling by […]
CAPTION: Medical workers and ebola patients who have recovered Ebola in Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on June 4, 2026. (Xinhua) By XinhuaKINSHASA – Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have topped 1,000, a new mark in an outbreak that remains active and continues to grow.The DRC Health […]
CAPTION: A paramedic stands by a suspected Ebola patient lying in an ambulance at a treatment centre in Bunia, DRC, Monday, June 15, 2026 [Moses Sawasawa/AP] By Shola LawalThe deadly Ebola virus outbreak in eastern Africa could be the “worst ever” in history, the director-general of Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Jean Kaseya, has […]
President Felix Tshisekedi KINSHASA, June 16, 2026 (BSS/AFP) – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Senate passed a bill Monday on holding referendums in the country, a step that could enable President Felix Tshisekedi to change the constitution and seek a third term. The Senate vote came three days after anti- and pro-Tshisekedi demonstrators clashed at […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Museveni, centre seated, pose for a photograph with officers at the Senior Staff College-Kimaka, Jinja Tuesday June 16th, 2026. (PPU photo). By Stephen Wandera Ouma JINJA – President Yoweri Kaguta has delivered a lecture of opportunity to army officers from various African countries where he emphasized the need for political integration. […]
A photo depicting an Israeli flag. By Agencies TEL AVIVI – Israel has imposed a travel ban on nationals from five African countries, including Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following reports of an outbreak and spread of the Ebola virus. In a notice dated June 10, […]
By AgenciesWASHINGTON, DC – The United States government is conditioning lifesaving health assistance on broad access to surveillance data and extractive rights to pathogen samples and data for pharmaceutical development, Human Rights Watch said Monday, June 8th, 2026. Human Rights Watch issued an assessment of seven bilateral health agreements signed in late 2025 with Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, […]
By Our reporter ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured the World Health Organization (WHO) of Uganda’s continued commitment and preparedness to contain the ongoing Ebola outbreak, emphasizing the importance of regional cooperation and swift public health interventions to prevent the spread of the disease. The President made the remarks on Monday, June 8th, […]
By Agencies Fans from around the world are starting to arrive in North America for the largest-ever World Cup, but an outbreak of the Ebola virus in East Africa has put health officials in the host nations on high alert. Authorities are racing to contain the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of the […]