- Oct 31
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo passes 5,000 deaths, with over 10,000 cases
Health authorities report 5,026 deaths and 10,351 cases since mid-May, and no approved vaccine or treatment exists for the Bundibugyo strain driving the outbreak.
- Oct 30
CAF reverses course, Africa Cup of Nations returns to a two-year cycle
The Confederation of African Football's Executive Committee voted unanimously on Thursday, 29 October, to drop its plan for four-yearly tournaments. The next Cup is set for 2027 in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
- Oct 27
Nigeria's first Ebola patient, a Ugandan woman, evacuated as DR Congo cases pass 10,000
The patient, a 42-year-old woman who lived in Abuja with her husband, a Swiss diplomat, was evacuated to Switzerland on Monday, 26 October, while investigators still cannot say how she was infected.
- Oct 24
Kenya reports second Ebola death, a 65-year-old woman who was a relative of the first patient
Kenya's Health Ministry said on Friday, 23 October 2026, that a 65-year-old woman had died after developing symptoms in quarantine. Seven other patients are being treated at two isolation facilities, and the ministry reports no evidence of community spread.
- Oct 20
Ebola outbreak spreads across Africa as Nigeria reports case in woman back from Uganda
Nigeria confirmed its first case of the Bundibugyo strain on Tuesday, 20 October, the fourth country outside Congo to report an Ebola case. Investigators are now checking whether the patient crossed paths with a Kenyan patient at a Ugandan airport.
- Oct 19
Kagame critic Robert Kabera found beheaded near Kampala, head still missing
Ugandan police are investigating the killing of Robert Kabera, a former Rwandan army sergeant major who lived in exile and criticised President Paul Kagame on YouTube. Residents found his body on Saturday, 17 October, and the head has not been recovered.
- Oct 19
DRC confirms eighth Ebola province as Kenya reports its eighth case
North Ubangi became the eighth province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to record Ebola cases, as national figures reached 9,455 cases and 4,561 deaths. Kenya, meanwhile, confirmed its eighth case in a patient who cared for the country's first patient.
- Oct 15
Two West Nile virus deaths confirmed in Flanders as EU cases hit record
Flemish health authorities said both people who died belonged to a risk group for severe illness. ECDC data show the EU recorded 1,715 human cases this year, with 130 deaths.
- Oct 14
Kenya confirms four more Ebola cases, bringing its total to seven
Kenya's Health Ministry confirmed four new Ebola infections on 17 October 2026, three of them among health workers who treated the country's first patient. The cases are linked to an eastern DR Congo outbreak that the national health authority says has killed 4,510 people.
- Oct 13
DR Congo Ebola passes 9,000 confirmed cases as WHO plans Bundibugyo vaccine trial
Congolese health ministry data covering cases up to 12 October show 9,066 confirmed infections and 4,381 deaths, a 48.3% case fatality rate. WHO's vaccine advisers have announced a randomised trial platform for the Bundibugyo strain.
- Oct 6
Kenya's first Ebola patient travelled undetected through three countries before dying in Nairobi
The man crossed Congo, Uganda and Kenya by road and air over almost a month without an Ebola test. Kenyan officials have traced 57 contacts, and a suspected second case has tested negative.
- Sep 30
Kenyan consumer group challenges Dangote's $16 billion oil refinery
A Kenyan consumer-rights organisation has filed a court petition against Aliko Dangote's $16 billion oil refinery in Lamu, citing withheld project details days after the site launch.
- Sep 29
Former TV anchor Edward Nyabongo I crowned 13th King of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom
Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma was crowned the 13th King of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom in Fort Portal on Tuesday following a succession dispute, with President Yoweri Museveni attending the traditional ceremonies.
- Sep 25
Kenyan elephants use 35 medicinal plant species to treat illness, study finds
A study of Mount Elgon elephants in Kenya identifies 35 plant species used for treatment, including cases where mothers prepare botanical remedies for calves.
