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disputedHormuz tanker fires continue as IMO says attack count is understatedEbola deaths pass 5,300 as Congo's fatality rate tops 50%Oil hits two-week low on Iran talks as Gulf growth and Europe's gas buffers strainHouthis reported near Aden as fighting spreads to al-Jawf and Saudi airportsSpain train crash toll holds at 69 as investigators cite chain of faults and polls turn against SánchezMarvell agrees $115bn all-stock takeover of LumentumNewborn among 15 killed as Myanmar military strikes maternity clinic and schoolAnthropic discloses revenue surge and $895bn commitments ahead of IPOSupermarket freezers overheated across Europe weeks after French attackBank of England and RBA expected to hike as ECB and BOJ signal tighteningAt least 19 dead in Venezuelan army attack on Colombian rebel campIndia evacuates thousands ahead of second cyclone in a weekFrench school protests resume on smaller scale as German unions launch strikesEisenkot gains backing as Netanyahu questions Israeli election resultIsrael ends 10-day Hebron siege as UN logs record settler attacksOracle and Alphabet tap bond markets as AI selloff easesTrump administration asks Supreme Court to block 20,000 California mail ballotsTigray fighting pushes Ethiopia's health system toward collapse as Sudan complains to UN about dronesNine dead after Learjet crash in Palm Beach, FloridaChina steps up Gulf diplomacy as Xi hosts Oman's sultan and Wang Yi meets Iranian officialPoland's Constitutional Tribunal clash deepens as EU Commission backs parliament's right to appoint judgesBinance customers withdraw billions after record hack linked to North KoreaUS pushes Russian gas deliveries to Europe, Kremlin says transit not possible nowUN envoy expects Sudan transition talks with RSF within weeksBelgian PM De Wever offers resignation after budget talks failChina launches $15bn swap facility to support stocks after sell-offJapan weighs near-doubling of defence spending over five yearsIotova wins Bulgarian presidential runoffHackers send false nuclear warnings through Russian and Ukrainian alert appsSouth Korean sergeant dies at frontline unit as North Korea vows faster nuclear buildupOpenAI signs deals with ADNOC, G42 and Abu Dhabi as Altman travels to UAEIsraeli strikes kill at least three in Gaza despite ceasefireWestern Sahara refugees face uncertain future as UN mission MINURSO endsBolivia declares drought emergency as super El Niño hits Peru's fisheriesBangladesh garment workers block highway as wage protests enter third dayTrump removes South Africa from AGOA trade programme
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak

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Where things stand

Congo's worst recorded outbreak has reached 4,053 confirmed cases and 1,850 deaths. WHO vaccine experts recommended on Friday a full-scale human trial of the Ervebo vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain.

Ebola is circulating in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the country's health authorities and the World Health Organization are running the containment effort. The WHO briefs publicly on case and death figures and on whether the response can keep pace with the outbreak.

Timeline in detail

Saturday, 8 August 2026Geopolitics

WHO urges Ervebo trial as Congo's Ebola cases pass 4,000

Congo's Ebola outbreak has reached 4,053 confirmed cases and 1,850 deaths, the country's worst on record. WHO vaccine experts on Friday recommended a full-scale human trial of the Ervebo vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain.

Al JazeeraDaily SabahFAZ

Friday, 7 August 2026GeopoliticsCongo Ebola cases pass 4,000 as officials examine possible mutation

Congo Ebola cases pass 4,000 as officials examine possible mutation

Africa CDC said on Thursday that confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have passed 4,000 and that studies will check whether the Bundibugyo virus is mutating. Congolese teams are screening more than 300 passengers from a river boat intercepted near Kinshasa.

The GuardianSouth China Morning PostDaily Sabah

Thursday, 6 August 2026GeopoliticsEbola outbreak outpaces response in Congo, WHO says

Ebola outbreak outpaces response in Congo, WHO says

The WHO says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading faster than the response is being scaled up, with new cases doubling in some hotspots within a week. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said so on Wednesday after visiting Kinshasa.

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Wednesday, 5 August 2026GeopoliticsEbola deaths in DR Congo pass 1,600 as WHO calls response overstretched

Ebola deaths in DR Congo pass 1,600 as WHO calls response overstretched

The WHO says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 1,600 people. It told a briefing on Tuesday that the outbreak is still expanding beyond the capacity of the response.