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Soldiers searching for weapons entered the Kigonze camp near Bunia, thousands fled, and an eight-bed Ebola transit centre there burned. AP quoted a senior UN official as saying soldiers burned the camp. A ruling-party official was beaten to death in Butembo after an Ebola radio appearance, his party says. Africa CDC warns that falling case counts may reflect disrupted surveillance.
Checked 4 Oct 2026, 13:02 EAT (10:02 GMT). Sources: AP, via ABC News · Al Jazeera · CIDRAP. Read the full report →
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Violence and Unpaid Workers Strain DR Congo's Ebola Response
A transit centre burned at a displacement camp near Bunia, a ruling-party official was beaten to death in Butembo, and surveillance staff say they have not been paid for months. Falling case counts may not mean the outbreak is slowing.
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