Tag: Africa

A health worker disinfects the airport near the World Food Programme's (WFP) aircraft following the government's announcement of Bunia National Airport's reopening in Bunia, Congo, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

WHO reports five recoveries from rare Ebola strain

Claire Carter · May 31, 2026 11:55 am

A sanitation worker from Bunia city government sprays disinfectant in the central market area near a rubbish truck in Ituri province, as they continue efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak in Bunia, the capital city of Ituri province in Congo, Saturday, May 23, 2026.

Congo faces underlying challenges in battle to overcome Ebola: ‘You gotta have safety’

Emily Hallas · May 30, 2026 5:00 am

Health workers prepare for duty at Ebola treatment center.

UNICEF’s first shipment of supplies arrives in Congo for Ebola outbreak

Sophia Mandt · May 29, 2026 5:11 pm

A health worker prepares for duty at the Mongbwalu treatment center in Mongbwalu, Congo, Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Kenyan court halts plans for US Ebola quarantine facility

Emily Hallas · May 29, 2026 10:51 am

Red Cross volunteers on an outreach to speak to people during a public sensitisation campaign amid the Ebola outbreak in Bunia, Congo, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

US to open quarantine and biocontainment unit in Kenya for Americans exposed to Ebola

Gabrielle M. Etzel · May 28, 2026 1:59 pm

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican.

Beltway Confidential

As pope apologizes for slavery, remember it was African countries that started slave trade

Christopher Tremoglie · May 28, 2026 12:57 pm

A sanitation worker in Bunia, Congo, amid the 2026 Ebola outbreak.

Uganda closes border with Congo after surge of rare Ebola cases

Brady Knox · May 27, 2026 10:47 am

Nigeria violence

ISIS on the march in Nigeria after years on defense

Brady Knox · May 26, 2026 7:00 am

Red Cross workers prepare a coffin containing the body of a Ebola victim for burial at the Rwampara Cemetery, in Bunia, Congo, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

WHO declares Ebola ‘very high’ risk in the Congo as US demands country’s World Cup team isolate

David Zimmermann · May 23, 2026 3:49 pm

ebola travel

State Department orders travelers from central Africa to pass Ebola screening at Dulles Airport

Rena Rowe · May 21, 2026 3:49 pm

An Air France airplane takes off at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Air France flight bound for Detroit diverted due to Ebola restrictions

Britta Miller · May 21, 2026 2:22 pm

Family members of Kenyans who joined the Russian army in Ukraine hold placards and photos of their loved ones during a protest calling for their repatriation in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 5, 2026.

US competing with Russia, China, and terror groups for influence across Africa

Mike Brest · May 20, 2026 12:06 pm