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DR Congo Ebola death toll passes 5,000 as outbreak spreads across Africa
October 31, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 9 hours
DR Congo's Ebola death toll has surpassed 5,000, government data show, as the outbreak spreads across three African regions.
- Government figures announced Friday show Ebola has killed 5,026 of 10,351 infected people in DR Congo.
- The outbreak, declared in May, has reached 8 of 26 provinces and spread to Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria.
- Saudi Arabia suspended travel to and from Kenya on Friday, following June suspensions covering DR Congo, Uganda and South Sudan.
- Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in Tchomia, Ituri, went on strike Friday over four months of unpaid wages.