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Focus on Africa

DRC: How armed conflict is affecting Ebola response

10 June 2026

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There has been continued violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in recent months as rebel groups and armed forces wrestle for territorial control. DR Congo's North and South Kivu provinces have been the epicentre of the ongoing Ebola outbreak, along with Ituri Province where more than 560 cases of the virus have been reported. Parts of these eastern areas are under the control of rebel group M23, whose clashes with government forces have brought additional difficulties in dealing with the virus. We hear from a humanitarian worker in Goma, eastern DRC.

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Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna

Producers: Bella Twine, Victor Chege and Blessing Aderogba

Technical Producer: Maxwell Onyango

Senior Producer: Keikantse Shumba

Editors: Charles Gitonga and Maryam Abdalla