Ebola Case Confirmed in Congo Province Far From Outbreak’s Epicenter

The case happened in an area hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter of the outbreak.

A health worker takes the temperature of an M23 member outside a laboratory where samples from suspected Ebola cases are examined, in Goma, Congo, on May 19, 2026. Arlette Bashizi/Reuters

A case of Ebola has been confirmed in Congo’s South Kivu province, the rebel alliance that controls the area said on May 21.

The Congo River Alliance, which is known by its French name Alliance Fleuve Congo and includes Rwanda-backed rebels who seized swathes of eastern Congo in 2025, said in a statement that the 28-year-old patient had died and been buried safely.