News - COD
13 articles tagged COD, newest first
2026-08-27
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│ UN chief warns DRC Ebola outbreak spreading │
│ across six provinces │
│ feature - United Nations - │
│ multilateral/multilateral [COD] │
│ │
│ The UN Secretary-General reported 5,600+ │
│ cases and 2,700 deaths across six provinces │
│ since mid-May, roughly 500 new cases a │
│ week, and a $1.1 billion appeal only 48% │
│ funded. DRC's National Institute of Public │
│ Health later put the toll at 6,186 cases │
│ and 3,007 deaths at a 48.6% fatality rate │
│ by Sept 3. The case data originates with a │
│ state institute and is relayed by AFP, so │
│ the source is state and the reporting │
│ independent; the UN figures corroborate the │
│ trajectory. │
│ │
│ https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/08/116821 │
│ 7 │
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2026-08-24
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│ Ebola cases in DRC top 5,515 as Pope Leo │
│ urges global action │
│ feature - Al Jazeera - tilt/tilt [COD] │
│ │
│ The Bundibugyo-virus epidemic reached 5,515 │
│ confirmed cases and 2,642 deaths (CFR ~48%) │
│ by Aug 22-24, up ~500 deaths in ten days, │
│ with 160 health workers infected; WHO │
│ reaffirmed the PHEIC Aug 18. │
│ WHO/multilateral figures used, DRC MoH │
│ tolls labeled state-sourced. Held at the │
│ healthcare floor; largest outbreak in DRC │
│ history. │
│ │
│ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/24/eb │
│ ola-cases-in-drc-top-5515-as-pope-leo-urges │
│ -global-action-to-save-lives │
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2026-08-23
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│ DR Congo, M23 rebels agree on roadmap for │
│ peace talks │
│ feature - Al Jazeera - tilt/tilt [COD] │
│ │
│ Five days of Geneva talks (Aug 17-21, with │
│ the US, Qatar, Togo, Switzerland and the │
│ AU) produced a roadmap under the Doha │
│ framework, and a ceasefire-verification │
│ mission deployed to Minembwe ~Aug 24, while │
│ militia clashes continued near Bukavu. │
│ Process without cessation; conflict score │
│ held with a positive-direction marker. │
│ │
│ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/23/dr │
│ -congo-m23-rebels-agree-on-roadmap-for-peac │
│ e-talks │
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2026-08-13
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│ DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to a sixth │
│ province │
│ feature - Al Jazeera - tilt/tilt [COD] │
│ │
│ The Bundibugyo-strain outbreak reached │
│ Bas-Uele, its sixth province, with 2,128 │
│ deaths among 4,566 cases by Aug 13, up ~640 │
│ deaths in two weeks; Africa CDC warned it │
│ will last more than a year and become the │
│ largest Ebola outbreak in the world without │
│ faster intervention, naming South Sudan │
│ cross-border risk. Government counts, WHO │
│ and Africa CDC corroborating the │
│ trajectory; first-ever Bundibugyo vaccines │
│ still in trials. │
│ │
│ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/13/dr │
│ -congo-ebola-outbreak-spreads-to-a-sixth-pr │
│ ovince │
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2026-08-07
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│ Congo War Security Review, August 7, 2026 │
│ medium - Critical Threats - unknown/tilt │
│ [COD] │
│ │
│ M23 suspended the Qatar-mediated │
│ negotiations, accusing Kinshasa of │
│ violating the Declaration of Principles, │
│ and expelled a Congolese official from │
│ ceasefire verification, with fresh │
│ Wazalendo clashes near Kavumu and an army │
│ drone strike near Nyabiondo; Goma and │
│ Bukavu remain M23-held with 7M+ displaced. │
│ A diplomatic setback layered on a severe │
│ baseline that the Ebola response must now │
│ run through. │
│ │
│ https://www.criticalthreats.org/briefs/cong │
│ o-war-security-review │
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2026-07-29
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│ Ebola outbreak in DRC: 3,360 cases and │
│ 1,487 deaths as of 27 July │
│ feature - ECDC - unknown/unknown [COD,UGA] │
│ │
│ Confirmed deaths jumped from ~930 (July 21) │
│ to 1,487 and cases from ~2,300 to 3,360 by │
│ July 27, with 48 of 140 health zones across │
│ five provinces affected, 100+ health │
│ workers infected and the Bundibugyo strain │
│ outside the certified range of Zaire-strain │
│ vaccines; a single day added 98 cases and │
│ 50 deaths. DRC healthcare held at the -10 │
│ floor with confidence up to 0.9. │
│ │
│ https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/ebola-outbrea │
│ k-democratic-republic-congo-and-uganda │
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2026-07-25
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│ Health workers strike at Ebola epicentre as │
│ cases near 3,000 │
│ feature - Associated Press - │
│ wire/independent [COD] │
│ │
│ Doctors, nurses and security staff at the │
│ Elikya treatment centre in Bunia stopped │
│ work July 25 over unpaid bonuses (some │
│ never paid since the outbreak began), │
│ bringing the facility to a standstill; a │
│ separately attacked treatment centre is now │
│ guarded by a new MONUSCO mobile base. The │
│ second strike wave of the outbreak: │
│ corroborates the healthcare floor. │
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│ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0 │
│ 7/25/ebola-congo-strike/671b7a28-880a-11f1- │
│ 9cec-0fb26676f07e_story.html │
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2026-07-20
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│ WHO: DR Congo Ebola deaths pass 930 as │
│ outbreak outruns response │
│ feature - United Nations - │
│ multilateral/multilateral [COD] │
│ │
│ Confirmed Ebola deaths reached at least 930 │
│ (37 in one 24-hour period), 2,300+ cases, │
│ with WHO calling it 'a fire' and the │
│ fastest-spreading DRC outbreak on record, │
│ health workers among the dead and staff │
│ threatening strikes over unpaid wages. The │
│ response is now failing: worsened DRC │
│ healthcare -9 to -10. │
│ │
│ https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/116793 │
│ 3 │
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2026-07-17
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│ Congo War Security Review: Kipupu changes │
│ hands twice; UNSC sanctions M23 │
│ medium - Critical Threats - │
│ unknown/independent [COD,RWA] │
│ │
│ Twirwaneho took and lost Kipupu within 48 │
│ hours (July 13-14) as M23 kept ~5 drone │
│ strikes/day, but the UNSC sanctioned six │
│ individuals + two entities (incl. │
│ Twirwaneho and M23's AFC wing) July 14, │
│ FARDC returned to Goma for ceasefire │
│ monitoring, and the fifth Joint Security │
│ Coordination Mechanism met in Geneva. Held │
│ DRC conflict at -9. │
│ │
│ https://www.criticalthreats.org/briefs/cong │
│ o-war-security-review │
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2026-07-14
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│ WHO: DR Congo Ebola outbreak is │
│ fastest-growing month-on-month since it │
│ began │
│ large - United Nations - │
│ multilateral/multilateral [COD] │
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│ The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak reached │
│ ~2,000 confirmed cases and 700+ deaths │
│ across 5 provinces (>80 new cases/24h, 80% │
│ outside contact-tracing lists, spread to │
│ two new provinces); WHO says the true count │
│ could be 2-4x reported. Control is │
│ degrading: held DRC healthcare at -9, │
│ confidence up. │
│ │
│ https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/07/116793 │
│ 3 │
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2026-07-11
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│ Ebola disease outbreak - Democratic │
│ Republic of the Congo (Bundibugyo strain) │
│ large - World Health Organization - │
│ unknown/multilateral [COD,UGA] │
│ │
│ The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak reached 1,926 │
│ confirmed cases and 702 deaths through July │
│ 11 - now the third-largest Ebola outbreak │
│ on record, spreading faster than prior │
│ outbreaks with the true scale not yet │
│ established per WHO. Drove DR Congo │
│ healthcare -8 to -9. │
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│ https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-out │
│ break-news/item/2026-DON612 │
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2026-07-10
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│ Congo War Security Review, July 10, 2026 │
│ medium - Critical Threats (AEI) - │
│ unknown/independent [COD,RWA] │
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│ M23-allied Twirwaneho captured Point Zero │
│ (July 4), Mulima (July 6) and Kipupu, │
│ capital of Itombwe sector (July 10) in │
│ South Kivu with drone strikes on │
│ FARDC/Burundian positions; UN rights chief │
│ Turk deplored continued clashes - no │
│ evidence of Washington Accords compliance. │
│ DR Congo conflict held at -9. │
│ │
│ https://www.criticalthreats.org/briefs/cong │
│ o-war-security-review │
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2026-07-09
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│ DRC: Turk deplores continued clashes in │
│ South Kivu, urges immediate de-escalation │
│ medium - UN OHCHR - │
│ multilateral/multilateral [COD,RWA] │
│ │
│ UN High Commissioner Turk reported July 9 │
│ that DRC forces and Rwanda-backed │
│ M23/allied militia intensified │
│ drone/artillery/explosive-weapon use in │
│ populated South Kivu, with many civilians │
│ killed - despite the June 27 US-brokered │
│ peace deal. DRC conflict held at -9. │
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│ https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/202 │
│ 6/07/drc-turk-deplores-continued-clashes-so │
│ uth-kivu-urges-immediate-de-escalation │
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