Bottom Line

Africa CDC is seeking an accounting of more than $700 million in Ebola-response funding handled by partners, while Kenya has confirmed a second, linked infection. In Masisi, reported drone strikes targeted government-aligned positions and the FRN suspended traffic on a road after fighting. Congolese health workers have begun strike action as Ebola disrupts medical training and schools.

Health

Africa CDC seeks accounts for more than $700 million in Ebola funding

Jean Kaseya, director-general of the African Union’s public-health agency, Africa CDC, has asked Ebola-response partners to account for more than $700 million in donor funding. He said donors had disbursed $926.66 million to implementing partners, while Congolese health officials had traced roughly $200 million through the partners’ disclosures. The government has asked the organizations to report what they received and spent.

Ebola disrupts medical training and schools

The University of Kisangani has suspended medical students’ clinical placements for 30 days because of Ebola exposure concerns and insufficient protective equipment. In Ituri, 25 pupils have contracted Ebola since the school year began, including ten who died. Two health centers in Kanyabayonga, North Kivu, were placed under restrictions after two suspected cases. In Tchomia, Ituri, 21 days have passed without a new reported case.

Kenya confirms a second, linked Ebola case

A 39-year-old relative of Kenya’s first Ebola patient tested positive after developing symptoms while already in quarantine. Kenyan health authorities say the two cases are linked and have found no evidence of wider community transmission. The first patient had traveled to Kenya from the DRC.

Health workers begin strike action

Health-sector staff began strike action over outstanding pay and employment demands. Participation varied among Lubumbashi hospitals, while health workers in Kasaï also stopped work.

MSF hands over medical work in Sake

After 13 months in Sake, Masisi territory, MSF has transferred its medical activities and supplies to Première Urgence Internationale. MSF is redirecting resources toward Katoyi.

Security and Peace Process

Reported drone strikes and road closure affect Masisi

Government-aligned positions near Musimba and Shovu were reportedly struck by drones attributed to the FRN. Separately, after clashes with Wazalendo, the FRN suspended traffic on the Nyabiondo–Mutongo–Pinga road. Fighting at Nyabiondo had already halted local activity the previous day.

FRN says it will retain AFC’s Doha commitments

The Kabila-led FRN says it will assume the AFC’s commitments in the Doha peace process. Washington has pressed the movement and Kinshasa to complete the Doha protocols and called on the Congolese government to specify how it will carry out measures concerning the FDLR.

Escorted traffic resumes on Ituri’s RN27

Vehicles have resumed using the Bunia–Fataki road under escort after the attack near Pimbo that killed at least three drivers. Transporters are seeking compensation for the victims’ families.

Governance and Public Services

Government creates a national electricity-dispatching service

The government has created a national service to coordinate electricity generation and transmission, taking that system-wide role outside SNEL. The service is intended to balance power entering the grid against demand, manage electricity moving through transmission lines and coordinate exchanges with other networks.

Study identifies land encroachment at 174 Kinshasa schools

A study by Youth Action for Education identifies 174 Kinshasa schools affected by the sale, occupation or privatization of school land. The organization says the loss of space disrupts classes and limits room for school facilities and activities. It has urged the government to recover land occupied illegally. The study was conducted with support from the education ministry.

Tshopo seeks transition period for wooden-boat ban

Tshopo’s provincial assembly has asked the government to delay its November 15 ban on wooden baleinières. The ban follows a series of deadly river accidents, including an October collision in Équateur that killed at least 30 people. Tshopo lawmakers say withdrawing the boats before replacements are available could disrupt food and freight deliveries to Kisangani and surrounding territories. They propose a transition of at least 12 months during which wooden boats could carry goods, but not passengers.

Economy and Infrastructure

Government presents $16.5 billion urban-development plan

The government has presented a 2026–2035 urban-development plan estimated at $16.5 billion. Its targets include housing for 500,000 households, 26 urban master plans and improved water and electricity access in cities. Proposed allocations include $6.4 billion for Kinshasa projects, $4 billion for secondary cities and economic corridors, $2.3 billion for housing and $750 million for erosion control and other urban-resilience work. The government plans to seek public, private and donor financing, with technical studies in nine pilot cities.

Tshopo lawmakers question progress on Kisangani–Opala road

A provincial assembly inspection found that only the first 18 kilometers of the Kisangani–Opala road had been resurfaced with laterite after more than two years of work. The delegation said the central government had released $3.677 million for the project. It found little work beyond that stretch and overlapping assignments for a local organization and contractor. Poor road conditions continue to hinder travel and the movement of farm produce toward Kisangani.

Humanitarian

Storm damages about 300 homes in Kasongo

Heavy rain and wind on October 9–10 damaged about 300 homes in Kasongo, Maniema, according to local civil society. Some houses collapsed and others lost their roofs, leaving families without shelter. Schools, churches and the maternity ward at Kasongo’s general hospital were also reported damaged.