The outbreak - which was officially declared in mid-May - is unfolding amid ongoing violence, creating additional risks for aid workers and civilians.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises and a rare Ebola outbreak with no vaccine is now spreading through communities already pushed to the brink.

The World Health Organization warned Friday that violence is impeding efforts to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after protesters demanding the return of a victim’s body set fire to a treatment center.

Exclusive: Local medics say index case was patient treated at hospital who passed the virus to at least eight health workers before dying

The United States government has imposed fresh sanctions on senior commanders of two armed groups fueling violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), targeting the Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) and the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).

*The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is unfolding in increasingly unstable conditions, as health workers contend with both a spreading virus and repeated attacks on treatment facilities,

Displaced people who fled the war between FARDC and M23 rebels return to their homes in Luvungi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 13, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.) Listen The recent discovery of at least 172 bodies in mass graves near Uvira has ...

WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on commanders of armed groups it accused of driving the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting has continued despite mediation efforts by Washington.

Chronic instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo threatens to make Ebola and similar crises a recurring nightmare, as the embattled African country lacks the institutional capability needed to tackle such issues.