FILE: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Sept 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Facade of Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) headquarters
2. Various of Africa CDC sign, logo

Ituri, DR Congo - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Poster for Ebola prevention
4. Various of health workers taking people's temperatures

FILE: Kinshasa, DR Congo - May 17, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Poster for Ebola prevention

Kampala, Uganda - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Poster for Ebola prevention
7. Medical worker in protective suit
8. Various of medical workers putting on gloves, protective suits, getting disinfected

Bunia, Ituri, DR Congo - May 30, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Aerial shot of tent being put up
10. Staff member putting up sign of World Health Organization

The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could become the worst in recent years, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned on Tuesday.

Addressing a high-level virtual meeting in Burundi on Ebola response, Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa CDC, stressed the seriousness of the current situation, calling for swift action to stop the outbreak.

African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf also called on member states and international partners to strengthen collaboration to jointly curb the further spread of the epidemic.

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the DRC has risen to 837, including 196 deaths, according to data released by the country's health ministry on Tuesday.