Medical staff wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) bury a patient deceased at the hospital in Rwampara on May 21, 2026. (Photo by Seros MUYISA / AFP)
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that 10 African countries are at risk of being affected by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa.
The head of the agency, Jean Kaseya, disclosed this on Saturday while addressing concerns over the spread of the virus beyond the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
“We have 10 countries at risk,” Kaseya said, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), listing Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia.
According to him, “high mobility and insecurity” in the region are contributing to the spread of the virus.
