The Ebola outbreak continues in Africa where cases are mounting and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo have been closing their borders in a bid to halt the spread. While people understand the danger the virus presents, moves like this have cut many off from their livelihoods, pointing to an increasing economic toll, beyond the victims themselves.

As the World Health Organisation raises its risk assessment for the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo to the highest level, neighbouring countries Uganda and Rwanda…

Three new Ebola cases have been confirmed in Uganda, health authorities said Saturday, after the World Health Organization raised the risk from the deadly outbreak to the highest…

Ten African countries are at risk of being affected by the Ebola virus, in addition to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the African Union's health agency warned on…

L’épidémie d’Ebola qui frappe la RDC continue de s’étendre et inquiète désormais toute l’Afrique centrale. Dix pays voisins sont considérés à risque par les autorités sanitaires…

With cases spreading across provinces and borders, authorities are struggling with shortages, weak contact tracing, and the absence of an approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain

Emmet Livingstone is live from Kinshasa, DR Congo.

Screening tools and hygiene measures deployed during the Covid-19 pandemic are making a comeback, with Uganda temporarily suspending large cultural events as a precaution.

Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into Uganda.

The Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda poses a grave threat, exacerbated by poor infrastructure and political decisions. Urgent global support is needed to protect vulnerable…

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is raising fears of wider spread, with over 900 suspected cases and more than 200 deaths reported in the DRC.…

Uganda has confirmed two new Ebola cases among healthcare workers in Kampala, bringing the country’s total to seven, all linked to the outbreak in neighbouring Democratic Republic…

In Bukavu, the capital of DR Congo's South Kivu province, the impact of the measures at the border with Rwanda is being felt. In neighbouring Rwanda, authorities have announced…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the issue of burials is central to the management of the new Ebola outbreak affecting the country. Since bodies remain contagious even…

The Ebola outbreak continues in Africa where cases are mounting and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo have been closing their borders in a bid to halt the…