In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a disease older than its modern borders is now writing its worst chapter yet. More than 7,000 people have been infected with Ebola across seven provinces, and the virus continues to move faster than the systems built to stop it. What began as a localized outbreak has become a test of whether fragile infrastructure and finite resources can meet a crisis that does not pause to wait for them. Africa's leading health authorities have raised the alarm, and the world watches a country already stretched thin face a burden it has never carried before.
DR Congo's Ebola epidemic surpasses 7,000 cases, spreads to seventh province
Over 7,000 people have been infected with Ebola in DR Congo, with deaths mounting as the outbreak spreads across multiple provinces.