RismadarVoice Reporters, May 24, 2026
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has raised concerns that not fewer than 10 African countries are at risk of being affected by the ongoing Ebola outbreak currently spreading across parts of Central and East Africa.
The agency’s Director-General, Jean Kaseya, disclosed this while addressing fears over the virus extending beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
According to Kaseya, countries considered at risk include Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Zambia.
He explained that high population movement and insecurity in affected regions are among the key factors accelerating the spread of the disease.
The warning follows the World Health Organisation’s declaration of the outbreak as an international health emergency due to the increasing number of suspected infections and deaths.
Reports indicate that the outbreak, centred in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has recorded hundreds of suspected cases and more than 170 suspected deaths.
Earlier this month, Africa CDC also declared the situation a “Public Health Emergency of Continental Security,” citing concerns over fragile healthcare systems, insecurity and cross-border movement.
Ebola is a highly infectious viral disease transmitted through direct contact with infected bodily fluids and can lead to severe bleeding, organ failure and death if not properly contained.
