Category: The 5 Things to Know Today
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 7 October 2026
1. Kenya confirms imported Ebola case in citizen returning from the DRC Kenya confirmed its first imported Bundibugyo Ebola case in a Kenyan citizen who became ill in the DRC before traveling through Uganda to Nairobi, where he died. The outbreak has infected at least 2,076 children and killed 1,162, while 1,903 children have been…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 6 October 2026
1. IOM’s Ebola response plan is only 27 percent funded The International Organization for Migration says its Ebola response plan is only 27 percent funded, constraining surveillance and community support. Save the Children says nearly 1,000 children have died during an outbreak that has killed more than 4,000 people. 2. Wazalendo claim new gains as…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 5 October 2026
1. Ebola deaths pass 4,000 as transmission declines unevenly The national Ebola death toll has passed 4,000. The government reports fewer new infections, but six cases have emerged in AFC/M23-controlled parts of Lubero, including four patients identified after death. MSF says Ervebo vaccination does not replace infection-prevention measures against the Bundibugyo strain. 2. Twenty-seven Republican…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 2 October 2026
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…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 1 October 2026
1. Kinshasa seeks suspension of Rwandan UN deployments The DRC asked the UN to suspend new deployments and rotations of Rwandan peacekeepers until Rwanda’s withdrawal from Congolese territory is verified. Kinshasa also accused the RDF of carrying out a September 28 drone strike at Pinga that killed five people and seriously wounded eight, and requested…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 30 September 2026
1. Ebola reaches Watsa as Tshopo exhausts its vaccine stocks Watsa became the eighth of Haut-Uélé’s 13 health zones affected by Ebola, an increase of one zone from the September 27 total. National reporting has since put the outbreak at 8,116 confirmed cases; the most recent detailed breakdown counted 3,901 deaths. Tshopo said vaccine stocks…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 29 September 2026
1. Armed-group escalation displaces thousands across Ituri Fighting involving FARDC, CRP and CODECO killed at least 16 militia fighters and drove more than 3,000 civilians toward MONUSCO positions in Djugu. The CRP draws from predominantly Hema armed networks and is led by former militia chief Thomas Lubanga, while CODECO is rooted mainly in the Lendu…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 28 September 2026
1. Kenge crash kills 17 and removes the leaders of military justice A TRACEP Congo Aviation aircraft crashed in Kenge, killing 13 passengers and four crew members. The victims included the first president of the High Military Court and the FARDC auditor general. The government suspended the carrier nationwide, opened technical and judicial investigations and…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 25 September 2026
1. Ebola reaches a second patient in Sud-Ubangi A second Ebola case has been reported in Sud-Ubangi in a contact of the province’s first fatal case. The United States has provided another $267 million for treatment centers, burial teams, protective equipment, surveillance and contact tracing, bringing its total assistance for the outbreak to $887 million.…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 24 September 2026
1. Study finds elevated sulfur-dioxide exposure near TFM plant A nine-month investigation measured sulfur-dioxide concentrations as high as 3.7 times the World Health Organization guideline near TFM’s 30K plant in Manomapia. Residents reported substantially higher rates of nasal and eye irritation, irritating odors and nosebleeds than participants in a comparison community. TFM disputes a causal…
