World’s Second-Worst Outbreak of Ebola Sweeps DRC Amid Islamist Attacks on Treatment Centers

World’s Second-Worst Outbreak of Ebola Sweeps DRC Amid Islamist Attacks on Treatment Centers
Ebola epidemic in Congo exceeds 1,000 cases. Reuters TV
Isabel van Brugen
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The deadly Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has now exceeded 1,000 cases and claimed the lives of more than 600, the country’s health ministry confirmed on Monday, March 25.

But the situation has been made worse with attacks on treatment centers by militant Islamists in the region who have been entrenched in Eastern Congo’s 25-year-long civil war.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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