1. Two Ebola patients remain outside treatment in Kisangani

Two confirmed Ebola patients remained at home after leaving a treatment center in Kisangani’s Mangobo Health Zone, where contact monitoring stood below the response target. Separately, an infected MSF staff member working in Beni was medically evacuated to the Netherlands.

2. ADF attack kills an ecoguard in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve

ADF fighters attacked the reserve’s northeastern substation at Nduye during the night of September 29–30, according to the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation. Ecoguard Jean Tandu Koliwa was killed, and residents fled Nduye and neighboring communities.

3. DRC cancels $100 million from a World Bank credit

The DRC requested the cancellation of $100 million from the credit component of a World Bank water-and-electricity program. The restructuring removes or suspends investments affected by delays, logistical constraints and insecurity, including planned works in Mobayi, Mbuji-Mayi, Kananga and parts of eastern DRC.

4. Construction advances on the $480 million Mtoa port

Construction is progressing on a two-phase industrial port near Kalemie designed to handle two million tonnes of cargo annually. The site sent its first export shipment—2,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate—to Kigoma in July.

5. Government announces $120 million for collective reparations

The government announced $30 million for each of the four provinces created from the former Orientale Province as collective reparations linked to Uganda’s unlawful activities in the DRC. Planned uses include health, education, water and economic-recovery projects.