BBC World
Former DR Congo President Reinvents Himself as Rebel Leader, Because Why Not
Joseph Kabila, former president of DR Congo, is now a rebel leader fighting the man he helped put in power. Because politics is just that predictable.
2026-10-31
BBC World
2026-10-24
BBC World
Kenya Confirms Second Ebola Death, Because One Was Apparently Not Enough
Kenya logs its second Ebola death and seven patients in isolation, while Nigeria investigates whether its single case is genetically related - because international outbreaks apparently travel business class too.
2026-10-23
The Guardian Europe
Ebola Outbreak Adds Nigeria to Its Itinerary, Because Apparently Four Countries Weren't Enough
Nigeria's first Ebola case in a decade has officials piecing together a travel itinerary that everyone seems to remember differently, while the outbreak quietly becomes the most geographically widespread in history.
2026-10-10
BBC World
Ebola Patient Travels Through Three Countries Unnoticed, Because Airport Temperature Checks Are Basically Theater
A Kenyan businessman with Ebola toured three countries, passed two airport screenings, and was diagnosed only after checking into a Nairobi hospital. He died two days later.
2026-10-06
BBC World
Kenya Confirms First Ebola Case, Because 2020 Wasn't Enough of a Dress Rehearsal
Kenya's first Ebola case arrives via a patient who flew from DR Congo, because international travel just wasn't risky enough already.
2026-08-22
The Guardian Europe
Ebola Fighters Not Paid, Still Fighting: A Tale of Heroism and Shameful Payroll
DRC Ebola heroes work unpaid as outbreak spreads; UN warns funds run out, and the world collectively checks its wallet.
2026-08-16
UN News
WHO Tracks 10,400 Attacks on Healthcare - And Exactly Zero People Held Accountable
WHO's tally of attacks on healthcare hits 10,400+ with zero convictions, because apparently accountability is also a casualty of war.
2026-08-15
UN News
‘Ebola is Winning’: UN Admits Defeat to a Virus, Because of Course We Let It Get This Far
Ebola is killing someone every 30 minutes in the DRC, and the UN is asking for more money and a wake-up call, because apparently the world's been napping through a pandemic.
2026-07-29
UN News
Ebola Outbreak Hits 3,200 Cases, Hunger Joins the Ranks of the Virus's Best Friends
UN food agency warns hunger is fueling Ebola's spread in DRC as cases hit 3,200; $293.6 million needed to keep containment efforts from falling apart.
2026-07-24
BBC Health
Man Who Missed Covid Vaccine Trial Gets Second Chance at Needle-Based Altruism
UK man who missed Covid vaccine trial gets first experimental Ebola jab, because apparently one pandemic wasn't enough.
2026-07-21
UN News
UN Experts to M23: 'Please Stop the Rapes, Gang Rapes, and General Reign of Terror, K Thx'
M23 continues its greatest hits tour of sexual violence in DRC; Ukraine and Russia trade missile pleasantries; Southeast Asian crime syndicates discover the gig economy.
2026-07-16
The Atlantic
Ebola Outbreak Reminds Us We're Great at Forgetting What We Learned
The third-largest Ebola outbreak ever shows we've learned some things, but the U.S. seems determined to unlearn the importance of actually maintaining the systems that stop pandemics.
2026-07-05
UN News
Ebola Survivor Returns Home, Stigma Goes Down for the Count in Uganda
An anthropologist plays community mediator as Uganda battles Ebola stigma, proving that cake and conversation can be just as vital as lab results.
2026-06-30
The Guardian
Glasgow Hospital Tests Patient for Ebola; Public Health Scotland Insists It’s Probably Fine
A patient in Glasgow is being tested for Ebola; Public Health Scotland says risk is low, but they're ready to trace contacts and maybe panic a little.
2026-06-18
BBC World
Ebola Mourners Get a Grim New Lesson: How to Bury Loved Ones Without Becoming a Statistic
In DR Congo, Ebola mourners learn to grieve without traditional rites, as safe burials become a grim necessity and one man buries both parents in two days.
2026-06-17
BBC World
Armed Men Storm Hospital, Kidnap Six-Year-Old Ebola Patient in DR Congo - Because Nothing Says 'Medical Skepticism' Like a Knife
Armed men kidnap a six-year-old Ebola patient in DR Congo, proving that misinformation, suspicion, and knives are a terrible combination during an outbreak that's already killed nearly 200 people.
2026-06-02
Ars Technica
Moderna Gets $50 Million to Make a Vaccine for the Ebola Strain Nobody Bothered Making a Vaccine For
CEPI drops $60M+ on three vaccine candidates for the neglected Bundibugyo ebolavirus, because nothing says 'urgent response' like funding a platform that already worked once.
2026-05-31
BBC World
Brazil Places Two Patients in 'Please Don't Be Ebola' Holding Pattern
Brazil nervously watches two international travelers with Ebola-like symptoms, but they probably just have meningitis and malaria - which is somehow comforting.
BBC World
Ebola in DR Congo: MSF Says 'Deeply Alarming' Situation Made Worse by Nobody Knowing How Bad It Actually Is
DR Congo's Ebola outbreak sets a grim record for speed, MSF says the response hasn't caught up, and the WHO chief visits to see how bad it really is (spoiler: pretty bad).
2026-05-23
BBC Health
WHO Elevates Ebola Risk to 'Very High' in DR Congo, Because Things Weren't Stressful Enough
WHO raises Ebola risk to 'very high' in DR Congo as rare Bundibugyo species spreads, vaccines remain elusive, and a hospital fire shows trust is still in short supply.
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