Africa: All of Africa Today – May 28, 2026

WHO Warns of ‘Catastrophic Collision’ of Ebola and Conflict in DR Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo faces a “catastrophic collision of disease and conflict” as a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak outpaces containment efforts in a region already battered by armed violence, mass displacement and acute hunger. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Ebola Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Ituri province was spreading in an…