Democratic Republic of the Congo

Brief · 19 September 2026

This is the most recent brief; none has been generated since 19 September 2026. The event list below is current.

The past week's most significant activity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo centres on newly reported Ebola outbreaks caused by Bundibugyo virus, with WHO bulletins issued as of 14 September, alongside an ongoing regional drought affecting parts of the country. Wildfire and flood conditions are also being tracked in the country as context but did not rise to the level of the outbreak and drought activity.

Outbreak WHO has issued bulletins on outbreaks of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo, some jointly with Uganda, first reported on 14 September 2026. The disease is active in the country and WHO is tracking it.

Drought A drought affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda has impacted an area of about 159,974 km2, according to GDO data via GDACS, first tracked since 29 July 2026.

• Ebola outbreaks caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, some jointly affecting Uganda, were first reported on 14 September 2026 and remain active.
• A drought affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo along with Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, first tracked on 29 July 2026, remains ongoing.

Summarised from Hazardly's tracked events for the seven days to 19 September 2026 · no external sources. Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 19 Sept, 20:41 UTC, not reviewed by a person before publication. Outbreak lines name the disease and country only; WHO's bulletin text is on each outbreak's event page.