18 events over the last 51 published days.
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Background : travel advisory: do not travel · 172 deaths in organised violence (UCDP, August)
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14 October 2026 Geopolitics
Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila announced the creation of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a politico-military movement that brings together the M23 rebellion. The FRN denounces the 'tyranny' of President Félix Tshisekedi.
13 October 2026 Geopolitics
Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila, sentenced to death in absentia for treason in 2025, took the lead Monday of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, a politico-military movement including AFC/M23 rebels. He was designated in Goma.
11 October 2026 World Kenya
New cases of Ebola have been reported in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kenya confirmed one imported case, which was fatal.
8 October 2026 World Kenya
A patient died of Ebola in Kenya. According to the WHO, he had fallen ill in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he lived and was treated.
7 October 2026 World Kenya
A 40-year-old Kenyan businessman who had traveled from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda before flying to Nairobi died of the Ebola virus. It is the first time Kenya has recorded a case.
5 October 2026 World
French minister Jean-Noël Barrot travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Ituri province, to mark France's support in the face of the epidemic. According to Le Monde, this is the deadliest Ebola epidemic in the country's history.
4 October 2026 World
France's top diplomat, Jean-Noël Barrot, pleaded Saturday for strengthened support for the response to the most severe Ebola epidemic in DRC history. He arrived Saturday October 3 in Ituri province, presented as the epicenter of the epidemic.
3 October 2026 World
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has crossed the 4,000 death mark, making it the worst in the country's history. The presence of armed groups and distrust among parts of the population are hampering the response. A treatment centre was set on fire.
28 September 2026 World
A boat carrying more than 50 fish traders and their merchandise capsized near Idjwi island in Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 12 people died and dozens remain missing.
25 September 2026 World
A boat capsized on Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 41 people. Forty-nine passengers were rescued and search operations continue for missing persons.
20 September 2026 World
The Democratic Republic of Congo is launching vaccination trials for healthcare workers on the front lines against a different Ebola strain, as the death toll rises. Around 50,000 health workers are to receive an injection, including 20,000 enrolled in a one-year clinical trial.
19 September 2026 World
Africa CDC, the health agency of the African Union, states that the peak of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is still not confirmed, a position that contrasts with other assessments.
17 September 2026 World
According to Congolese authorities, the peak of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now passed. The virus has killed 3510 people since its declaration four months ago, with Ituri province accounting for 78% of cases.
12 September 2026 World
A fire at a school in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, triggered a panic and a stampede that claimed the lives of at least 26 children, according to Unicef. Twenty-five other children were injured.
11 September 2026 World
More than 20 children died in a fire that ravaged two schools in the city of Bukavu, in eastern DRC, under rebel control. A stampede occurred as children attempted to flee the flames.
11 September 2026 World
The Ebola epidemic in DRC has caused 3,310 deaths out of 6,843 recorded cases. Congolese authorities are banking on the Everbo vaccine, launched fifteen days ago, to try to stem its spread.
1 September 2026 World
Plus de 6000 cas d'Ebola, dont près de 3000 décès, ont été recensés en République démocratique du Congo, qui fait face selon ses autorités à la pire flambée de son histoire. L'efficacité de la vaccination contre le virus est désormais remise en question.
31 August 2026 World
L'épidémie d'Ebola en République démocratique du Congo, déclarée en mai, dépasse les 6 000 cas confirmés et 2 900 morts. Elle est causée par le variant Bundibugyo, pour lequel il n'existe ni vaccin ni traitement, et constitue la pire flambée de l'histoire du pays.
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