Africa: All of Africa Today - June 9, 2026

The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported 101 confirmed Ebola deaths amid a worsening outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain. The government has said that it recorded 35 new confirmed cases in the previous 24 hours, including 10 deaths. The outbreak is concentrated in three provinces long beset by armed conflict, Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu. Health authorities said that insecurity in areas such as Djugu, Irumu and Mambasa is limiting humanitarian access. Attacks on response teams, including a recent assault on a burial team in Bunia, have further disrupted containment measures. The outbreak, first declared in May, is the DR Congo's 17th since 1976. It has been complicated by the absence of an approved vaccine for this strain, raising fears of wider regional spread despite ongoing international response efforts.