When the last Ebola outbreak in DR Congo was declared over, I breathed a sigh of relief. As long as our neighbours aren’t being ravaged by one of the deadliest diseases ever known, we are safe.

Eastern Congo is battling one of its most dangerous Ebola outbreaks in years. The WHO has declared it a public health emergency of international concern and identified it as the…

Uganda Closes Border With DR Congo As Rare Ebola Strain Spreads

Amidst the chaos of the latest Ebola outbreak in Mongbwalu, residents grapple with fear and denial, questioning the government's response while witnessing their neighbours succumb…

In the space of several weeks, the outbreak has spread to several provinces nearby and on to Ugandan soil.

Uganda shut its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday in a bid to contain the Ebola outbreak that has hit its neighbour, the health ministry announced.

Uganda made the decision after a rise in its health workers exposed to the virus by Congolese patients who crossed the border.

Uganda has shut its border with DR Congo after a deadly Ebola outbreak killed more than 220 people and raised fears of wider regional spread across East Africa

When the last Ebola outbreak in DR Congo was declared over, I breathed a sigh of relief. As long as our neighbours aren’t being ravaged by one of the deadliest diseases ever…

KAMPALA (AP):Ugandan authorities yesterday ordered the closure of their border with Congo “with immediate effect” as suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola surge towards 1,000…

The decision by the Ugandan Ebola task force, which goes against World Health Organization guidance and follows a rise in health workers exposed to Ebola by Congolese patients who…

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The outbreak is threatening to overwhelm health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while nine cases have now been confirmed in neighbouring Uganda.