The World Health Organization has confirmed that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began roughly three months before the emergency was officially declared in May. The outbreak also coincides with a highly anticipated election period in Zambia. Additionally, a Rwandan mine has become a primary supplier of tungsten, a metal essential to the defense industry.
Issued on: 10/08/2026 – 22:26
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The WHO says that sequencing shows that the fast moving Ebola outbreak in DR Congo started about 3 months before the emergency was officially declared in May. Also, its crunch week for Zambia as voters gear up for elections. And a Rwandan mine has become one of the US’s main suppliers of tungsten, a metal critical to the defence industry.
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