https://www.nytimes.com/section/world/africa en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Sat, 23 May 2026 21:58:21 +0000 Sat, 23 May 2026 19:55:19 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com/section/world/africa https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/world/africa/congo-soccer-ebola-world-cup.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/world/africa/congo-soccer-ebola-world-cup.html The team, now in Belgium, must isolate there for 21 days or risk being denied permission to come to Houston for the World Cup, an official said. Claire Moses Sat, 23 May 2026 10:44:38 +0000 Quarantines Soccer United States Politics and Government Ebola Virus World Cup 2026 (Soccer) International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Associated Press The Democratic Republic of Congo national soccer team before a World Cup qualifying match against Cameroon in November, in Rabat, Morocco. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-congo-shrug.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-congo-shrug.html Kinshasa residents continue to pack markets, bars and public transportation, despite growing international concern about the spread of the virus. Justin Makangara and John Eligon Sat, 23 May 2026 19:46:08 +0000 Ebola Virus Disease Rates Politics and Government Epidemics Medicine and Health Deaths (Fatalities) Quarantines World Cup 2026 (Soccer) Protective Clothing and Gear March 23 Movement Africa Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Goma (Congo, Democratic Republic of) Ituri Province (Congo, Democratic Republic of) Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo) Justin Makangara for The New York Times A crowded market on Saturday in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/world/africa/ebola-congo-clinic-burned-protests.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/world/africa/ebola-congo-clinic-burned-protests.html Several hundred people massed at the gates of a hospital to demand the body of a suspected Ebola victim. Violence broke out when staff refused the request. Declan Walsh and Arlette Bashizi Sat, 23 May 2026 01:35:27 +0000 Ebola Virus Disease Rates Deaths (Fatalities) Quarantines Hospitals Demonstrations, Protests and Riots Arson Doctors Epidemics Bunia (Congo, Democratic Republic of) Foreign Aid Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Ituri Province (Congo, Democratic Republic of) vis-photo Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/world/africa/ebola-south-sudan-congo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/world/africa/ebola-south-sudan-congo.html Hunger and conflict are on the minds of the residents of Akobo, where an outbreak could have devastating consequences. Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Ed Ram Fri, 22 May 2026 14:30:42 +0000 Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) South Sudan Uganda World Health Organization Humanitarian Aid War and Armed Conflicts Ebola Virus vis-photo Ed Ram for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/politics/us-entry-restrictions-ebola-outbreak.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/politics/us-entry-restrictions-ebola-outbreak.html The Department of Homeland Security directed all flights carrying certain travelers to arrive at Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Madeleine Ngo Thu, 21 May 2026 18:52:38 +0000 United States Politics and Government Ebola Virus Travel and Vacations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dulles International Airport (Washington, DC) Homeland Security Department Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) South Sudan Uganda Aleksey Kondratyev for The New York Times The government is putting in place “enhanced public health measures” at Dulles International Airport. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/world/africa/uganda-ebola-clinics-congo-us.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/world/africa/uganda-ebola-clinics-congo-us.html Uganda said that flights to and from the Democratic Republic of Congo would be temporarily suspended, as the outbreak appeared to spread to a rebel-controlled province in Congo. Lynsey Chutel and Matthew Mpoke Bigg Thu, 21 May 2026 16:37:16 +0000 Ebola Virus Epidemics Humanitarian Aid United States Agency for International Development internal-open-access-from-nl Foreign Aid Disease Rates Travel Bans and Restrictions Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Uganda United States Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times A health worker measures the temperature of a motorcyclist passing through a checkpoint in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Thursday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/world/africa/air-france-ebola-flight.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/world/africa/air-france-ebola-flight.html An Air France plane was sent to Montreal because a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo was on board. The U.S. has closed its borders to recent visitors to the African country. Amelia Nierenberg Thu, 21 May 2026 14:22:13 +0000 Ebola Virus Air France Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) United States Africa Airlines and Airplanes Montreal (Quebec) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/movies/arie-chuko-esiri-virginia-woolf-cannes-clarissa.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/movies/arie-chuko-esiri-virginia-woolf-cannes-clarissa.html Arie and Chuko Esiri take a team approach to their filmmaking, and the results with their Nigerian-set adaptation “Clarissa” have wowed the festival. Manohla Dargis Thu, 21 May 2026 09:05:33 +0000 Movies Cannes International Film Festival Books and Literature Esiri, Arie Esiri, Chuko Clarissa (Movie) Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) (Movie) Woolf, Virginia Mrs Dalloway (Book) Julie Sebadelha/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Chuko, left, and Arie Esiri at Cannes this week. Present-day Nigeria and 1920s England “are eerily similar,” Chuko said of their decision to adapt Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/health/ebola-congo-united-states-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/health/ebola-congo-united-states-trump.html Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in East Africa. Apoorva Mandavilli and Stephanie Nolen Wed, 20 May 2026 20:43:47 +0000 Ebola Virus Foreign Aid Humanitarian Aid Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Uganda Medicine and Health Epidemics Protective Clothing and Gear World Health Organization United States Agency for International Development Centers for Disease Control and Prevention State Department Africa United States International Relations Trump, Donald J Jospin Mwisha/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images Monitoring visitors in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Ebola cases have been confirmed, on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/africa/ebola-virus-outbreak-africa.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/africa/ebola-virus-outbreak-africa.html To some Africans, the claim that the continent’s largest health agency had already bungled its response scratched a familiar wound. Matthew Mpoke Bigg Wed, 20 May 2026 21:14:29 +0000 Africa Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Medicine and Health Disease Rates Ebola Virus Deaths (Fatalities) Epidemics Quarantines Marburg Virus International Relations Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention World Health Organization Moses Sawasawa/Associated Press Red Cross workers carry the coffin of a person who died of Ebola at a health center in Rwampara, the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Wednesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/africa/ebola-congo-tedros-rubio.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/africa/ebola-congo-tedros-rubio.html Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s director general, said the outbreak in central Africa was “not a pandemic emergency.” Lynsey Chutel, Nick Cumming-Bruce and Ephrat Livni Thu, 21 May 2026 01:42:55 +0000 Ebola Virus Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Uganda Disease Rates Epidemics Deaths (Fatalities) Medicine and Health World Health Organization United States International Relations Foreign Aid Humanitarian Aid Centers for Disease Control and Prevention United States Agency for International Development internal-open-access-from-nl Fabrice Coffrini/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, speaking in Geneva on Wednesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-deaths-congo-who.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-deaths-congo-who.html Health officials reported more than 130 suspected deaths and 540 cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, but experts say the figures could be much higher. Lynsey Chutel, Yan Zhuang and Ephrat Livni Wed, 20 May 2026 16:39:14 +0000 Ebola Virus Disease Rates Deaths (Fatalities) Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Uganda Ituri Province (Congo, Democratic Republic of) World Health Organization Quarantines Vaccination and Immunization internal-open-access-from-nl Jospin Mwisha/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A visitor has their temperature checked before entering Kyeshero Hospital in Goma on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/africa/etienne-davignon-patrice-lumumba-belgium-congo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/africa/etienne-davignon-patrice-lumumba-belgium-congo.html Étienne Davignon had been set to stand trial in connection with the murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. Lynsey Chutel Mon, 18 May 2026 21:27:42 +0000 Lumumba, Patrice Davignon, Etienne Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Belgium Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Benoit Doppagne/BELGA, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Étienne Davignon in 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/africa/congo-ebola-testing.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/africa/congo-ebola-testing.html Early surveillance and testing failed to identify the rare species of Ebola responsible for the current outbreak. An American doctor is among the confirmed cases. Ruth Maclean Tue, 19 May 2026 13:23:03 +0000 Ebola Virus Disease Rates Epidemics Deaths (Fatalities) Tests (Medical) Foreign Aid Humanitarian Aid World Health Organization Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention United States Agency for International Development Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Bunia (Congo, Democratic Republic of) Goma (Congo, Democratic Republic of) Ituri Province (Congo, Democratic Republic of) Uganda internal-open-access-from-nl Victoire Mukenge/Reuters At a hospital in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, the center of a new Ebola outbreak. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/africa/us-airstrikes-isis-nigeria.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/africa/us-airstrikes-isis-nigeria.html U.S. military launched attack in coordination with Nigerian forces days after President Trump said a joint operation had killed Islamic State’s global leader. Saikou Jammeh and Eric Schmitt Mon, 18 May 2026 14:35:29 +0000 United States Defense and Military Forces Terrorism Defense and Military Forces United States International Relations Targeted Killings Defense Department Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Islamic State West African Province United States Africa Command internal-open-access-from-nl https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/business/iran-war-somalia-usaid.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/business/iran-war-somalia-usaid.html The humanitarian relief system, decimated by cuts, faces a grave challenge as the Middle East war causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer. Peter S. Goodman and Finbarr O’Reilly Tue, 19 May 2026 00:45:50 +0000 Humanitarian Aid Foreign Aid Malnutrition Famine Developing Countries Africa Somalia Mogadishu (Somalia) Sudan Mercy Corps United States Agency for International Development Food Aid World Food Program Agriculture and Farming United Nations Children's Fund US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Trump, Donald J internal-open-access-from-nl Muslima Ibrahim Mohamed, 38, holding her 2-day-old son, Noor Mohamed. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/world/africa/what-to-know-ebola-africa.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/world/africa/what-to-know-ebola-africa.html More than 170 deaths and about 750 cases are suspected. The United States restricted entry for people who have been to three African countries. Ephrat Livni and Lynsey Chutel Sat, 23 May 2026 11:38:18 +0000 Ebola Virus Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Uganda World Health Organization Disease Rates internal-open-access-from-nl Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times A hand-washing station in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Thursday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/world/africa/ebola-congo-uganda-who-public-health-emergency.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/world/africa/ebola-congo-uganda-who-public-health-emergency.html The agency made the declaration just a day after Africa’s top public health agency first announced the outbreak. There is no approved vaccine for this species of Ebola. Yan Zhuang, Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Apoorva Mandavilli Mon, 18 May 2026 03:11:57 +0000 Ebola Virus Disease Rates Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa) Uganda Deaths (Fatalities) Vaccination and Immunization Humanitarian Aid Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention World Health Organization Africa Ituri Province (Congo, Democratic Republic of) Kampala (Uganda) Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo) internal-open-access-from-nl Victoire Mukenge/Reuters A man is carried from an ambulance on Saturday as he arrives at a hospital after confirmation of an Ebola outbreak in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/world/africa/felicien-kabuga-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/world/africa/felicien-kabuga-dead.html One of his country’s richest businessmen, he fled arrest and escaped prosecution for allegedly financing and directing the bloodletting that cost 800,000 lives in 1994. Alan Cowell Sat, 16 May 2026 21:50:11 +0000 Kabuga, Felicien Deaths (Obituaries) Rwanda International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Civilian Casualties War and Armed Conflicts Africa internal-open-access-from-nl via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A screen grab of Félicien Kabuga at a hearing in The Hague, where he faced charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, in 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/world/africa/trump-isis-nigeria-al-minuki.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/world/africa/trump-isis-nigeria-al-minuki.html Abu Bilal al-Minuki, said to be the Islamic State’s second-ranking leader, was killed after a helicopter-borne assault by commandos from both countries on Friday night, two U.S. officials said. Francesca Regalado and Eric Schmitt Sat, 16 May 2026 21:03:30 +0000 Islamic State West African Province Targeted Killings Terrorism Nigeria Defense and Military Forces United States Africa Command United States Defense and Military Forces United States International Relations Trump, Donald J internal-open-access-from-nl Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times President Trump announced the operation in a late-night post on Truth Social, his social media platform.