Democratic Republic of the Congo

Suspected patients test negative for Ebola after returning to Israel from DRC, Health Ministry says

Both patients were tested in accordance with accepted international guidelines for dealing with high-risk infectious diseases. 

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer
(ILLUSTRATIVE) Medical staff and nurses roaming the halls of Ichilov Hospital.

Two suspected Ebola patients placed in isolation after returning from DRC, Health Ministry says

The ministry emphasized that there have been no confirmed cases of Ebola in Israel, and the two individuals in isolation are only suspected to have possibly contracted the virus. 

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
Nigeria's Index Ebola patient is taken on a medical evacuation flight to Switzerland from Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, in Abuja, Nigeria October 26, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video.

Nigeria Ebola patient and spouse admitted to hospitals in Switzerland

The patient, the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, is Nigeria's first Ebola case in more than a decade.

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Health workers and humanitarian responders on the front lines of the Ebola response gather to receive a vaccination due to their potential exposure to the virus as part of their work with suspected cases, including contacts, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak involving t

Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda

Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate told the public broadcaster that the female patient had traveled from Uganda in East Africa.

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Uganda should reconsider Congo border closure over Ebola, WHO's Tedros says

The outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the WHO.

JUNE 9, 2026ByREUTERS
A health worker burns food waste of Ebola patients at an Ebola treatment center (ETC) in Katwa, near Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 5, 2019

Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say

Kenyan President William Ruto defended a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at a military base after two people were killed during protests.

JUNE 2, 2026ByREUTERS
Demonstrators gather near a barricade they created during a protest against a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine plan on the establishment of a 50-bed facility at a Kenyan air force base that was intended to host Americans exposed to Ebola, in Nanyuki town, in Laikipia County, Kenya June 1, 2026.

Health Ministry officials meet to discuss, monitor ongoing Ebola outbreak

The Ministry emphasized that the risk of an outbreak in Israel is low and that the meetings were for monitoring and preparedness.

JUNE 1, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Medical teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 2026

WHO reports 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths from Bundibugyo strain of Ebola

Uganda's health ministry said on Friday that the number of confirmed Ebola cases in the country had risen to nine.

MAY 29, 2026ByREUTERS
Workers line up to disinfect their protective equipment at General Referral Hospital of Mongbwalu during the Ebola outbreak response in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 20, 2026.

Latest outbreak of Ebola in central Africa prompts global health emergency

DRC and WHO officials have identified over 500 cases in the DRC and recorded one confirmed death from the disease in neighboring Uganda as of Wednesday.

MAY 20, 2026ByASHER SMITH
Bahati Erasto Musanga, provincial Governor walks with other officials, as they leave the Rodolphe Merieux Laboratory, National Biomedical Research Institute (INRB), where samples from suspected Ebola cases are examined, as part of the response to the epidemic in Goma, North Kivu province of the Demo

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda an international emergency

The WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda an international emergency, citing risks of cross-border spread.

MAY 17, 2026ByREUTERS
Ambulances parked at Bunia General Referral Hospital following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2026.

Trump considering plan to send Afghan refugees who helped US to Congo - NYT

AfghanEvac President Shawn VanDiver criticized the move, describing it as giving the refugees a choice between "the world’s number one refugee crisis to the world’s number two refugee crisis.”

APRIL 23, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Evacuees from Afghanistan arrive at Hamad International Airport in Qatar's capital Doha on September 10, 2021.

Dutch prosecutors drop Samos case against Israeli businessman Dan Gertler

The decision adds to a broader pattern of legal cases falling away around Gertler after years of scrutiny tied to mining deals in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

MARCH 10, 2026ByMOSHE HELLER
Israeli businessman Dan Gertler.

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. comes out of retirement after exhibition with Mike Tyson

Mayweather, who turns 49 on Tuesday, retired with a perfect 50-0 record after beating MMA star Conor McGregor in August 2017.

FEBRUARY 22, 2026ByREUTERS
Floyd Mayweather Jr. greets people at halftime of the championship game of the Emirates NBA Cup at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

South Africa to withdraw 700 troops from UN peacekeeping in Congo

South Africa has supported UN peacekeeping efforts in Congo for 27 years and has more than 700 soldiers deployed there.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByREUTERS
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers queue to mark a register upon arrival at Tempe Military Base in Bloemfontein on June 14, 2025, following their withdrawal from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.