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DR Congo's Ebola outbreak passes 11,000 cases as spread across Africa widens

11 November 2026 · Algeria Now

DR Congo's Ebola outbreak passes 11,000 cases as spread across Africa widens — Photo : Priscilla Lecomte for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanita / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

KINSHASA — The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has passed 11,000 confirmed cases, with at least 5,387 deaths, according to government figures released on Tuesday. It is now the second-largest and second-deadliest Ebola epidemic on record, and its geographic reach is already the widest the continent has seen.

The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain, a rarer relative of the virus behind earlier epidemics that kills about half of those it infects. The government reports 11,042 confirmed cases across eight of the country's 26 provinces. Cases have also been reported in East, Central and West Africa. The death toll passed 5,000 at the end of October.

Only the 2014-2016 epidemic in West Africa was larger, with more than 28,600 people infected and more than 11,000 killed. Health officials blame delayed detection, continuing conflict and strained health services for the speed of the current spread. Many people have died outside treatment centres, which makes tracing contacts harder.

No vaccine or treatment has been developed specifically for the Bundibugyo strain. The World Health Organization approved clinical trials of two new vaccine candidates earlier this month, with results expected in early 2027. Until then, responders must rely on isolation, contact tracing, safe burials and community engagement.

The crisis is a continental test. Cases in several regions show that an outbreak in one country quickly becomes a concern for its neighbours, and that the weakest health systems set the limit of everyone's protection. Africa's own institutions, including the African Union, have long argued that health security on the continent depends on stronger local capacity, earlier detection and fair access to vaccines.

Further updates are expected from the Congolese health authorities and the WHO as the trials begin.

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