The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has claimed 2,214 lives since it was declared, according to the latest update from health authorities.

Confirmed Ebola deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo have surpassed 2,000, marking a grim milestone in the country’s fastest-spreading outbreak on record.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) may have begun as early as February, months before it was officially declared in May, according to genetic sequencing studies, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official said Monday.

More than 1,900 people have died from an Ebola outbreak that emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May 2026, according to the country’s National Institute of Public Health (INSP). 

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has handed over 15 detainees to the AFC/M23 rebel coalition in an operation facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

A Kenyan court has ruled that the country’s next presidential election should have been held on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, rather than in 2027, saying the current election timeline violates the Constitution.

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is preparing to release 15 individuals linked to the AFC/M23 alliance, with the exception of those who have been sentenced to death.

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become the largest ever recorded in the country, surpassing the 2018-2020 epidemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday.

For years, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have remained divided over the issue of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), an armed group operating in eastern DRC. While Rwanda has consistently described the group as a major security threat, successive governments in Kinshasa have repeatedly altered their position, at times denying its significance and at others acknowledging both its existence and the need to dismantle it.

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned of mounting operational constraints hampering Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while praising Uganda for successfully containing the outbreak.

David Uwimana, a 17-year-old former FDLR child recruit, has described how he was forced into the armed group at the age of 14 and trained to commit violent acts, including killing and rape.

The reported ties between the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) have long been a subject of regional concern.

The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has upheld a law establishing the legal framework for a constitutional referendum, a move widely seen as paving the way for President Félix Tshisekedi to seek a third term in office.

Thousands of residents took to the streets of Goma and Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday to protest against President Félix Tshisekedi's reported plans to amend the country's Constitution and recent United Nations Security Council sanctions imposed on senior leaders of the AFC/M23 coalition.

As efforts to dismantle the FDLR, the militia group founded by individuals responsible for the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, remain largely unimplemented, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the group have launched a new initiative that critics say seeks to alter the implementation of the Washington Peace Agreement.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded 2,905 confirmed Ebola cases with 1,269 deaths, the health ministry said in an update on Friday.

Corneille Nangaa Yobeluo, leader of the AFC/M23 alliance, has described former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila as a key figure who should be involved in efforts to resolve the country's ongoing political and security challenges, citing his extensive leadership experience and deep understanding of the nation's history.

The number of people who have died from the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has risen to 930, according to the country’s Ministry of Health.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exceeded 2,100 confirmed cases and remains the fastest-growing epidemic of its kind on record, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

The United States expanded Ebola-related travel controls on Wednesday, adding new restrictions on Americans returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).