Africa: All of Africa Today – July 3, 2026

First Patient Enrolled in DR Congo Ebola Drug Trial

A clinical trial of two potential treatments for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has begun in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The first patient has been enrolled in the DR Congo, said World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The trial comes as the current outbreak, which began in May, has been declared a public health emergency. More than 1,400 confirmed cases and 438 deaths in the DR Congo, with…