Armed men kill at least 33 in village in Ebola-hit eastern DRC
Summary
Armed men believed to be from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed at least 33 people and burned more than 50 houses in an overnight raid on Cantine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The attack also forced 180 patients, including people with suspected or confirmed Ebola, to flee a health facility, raising concerns about disease transmission.Key Facts
- The attack took place in Cantine, about 50 km west of Beni in North Kivu province.
- Local authorities and civil society leaders attributed the raid to the ADF, an armed group linked to ISIL.
- A local civil society leader reported 33 bodies and more than 50 houses burned.
- A hospital medical director said 180 patients fled, including suspected Ebola cases and one confirmed case.
- The hospital director said high-risk contacts and other people being monitored also fled.
- North Kivu accounts for almost half of new infections in the DRC’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, according to the article.
- Africa CDC has recorded more than 10,000 Ebola cases and 5,300 deaths across the DRC.
- The ADF has roots in Uganda and pledged allegiance to ISIL in 2019.
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