Uvira chaos fuels Congo east crisis: mass graves found after M23 withdrawal; South Kivu sits at the flashpoint. Capital Bukavu, eastern province of DRC.
The India-Africa Forum Summit has been postponed due to the evolving Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Health authorities in DR Congo have confirmed cases and deaths, prompting officials to delay the event to ensure African leaders’ full participation in a safe setting.
A Bundibugyo-strain Ebola outbreak has produced more than 500 confirmed cases across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and at least 19 confirmed cases in Uganda. WHO has declared a public health emergency of international concern; authorities are scaling up testing, treatment centres and cross-border preparedness while contact tracing and supplies remain insufficient.
The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has spread from Ituri into North Kivu and South Kivu. Authorities report rising confirmed cases and deaths as armed conflict and displacement hamper responses; vaccines remain unavailable.“
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is being driven by the Bundibugyo virus. It has declared a public health emergency; more than 550 cases have been confirmed, with 101 deaths and 19 recoveries. Health workers face attacks, local scepticism, and armed conflict that hinder containment. Cases are concentrated in Ituri, with spread to North Kivu and South Kivu and across the border into Uganda. Vaccines and treatments remain unavailable for this strain.
Aid workers from the provincial health ministry and WHO have faced fierce local resistance in Nizi, Congo, hampering Ebola containment efforts at displacement camps. Health teams report being forced away and no follow-up on exposed contacts as cases surge across Ituri, South Kivu and North Kivu.