Kenya records third Ebola case, linked to first patient who died
Nairobi says 65-year-old female patient in quarantine with Bundibugyo strain; no signs of community transmission.
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Transparency demands over Ebola response funds
The new case in Kenya was reported as Africa’s top public health body and Congolese health authorities called for greater transparency in how Ebola response funds are used.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said financial information provided by aid organisations indicated that more than $700m of donor money was unaccounted for.
Dr Jean Kaseya, the director general of the Africa CDC, told the Reuters news agency that international donors disbursed about $962m to organisations implementing Ebola response activities in DRC, rather than to the government.
Kaseya said those organisations reported receiving $228m, of which $127m had been spent and roughly $100m remained available.
But he said it was too early to speak of embezzlement.
In a post on X, Congolese Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba warned aid groups were required to provide details on funding sources to his ministry or risk being barred from working in DRC and blacklisted across Africa.
Meanwhile, on the ground in the DRC, Ebola cases have been detected in a new province bordering the Central African Republic, two health officials told Reuters on Thursday.
The two cases were confirmed in North Ubangi, the eighth Congolese province affected by the Bundibugyo outbreak, the officials said. Congolese authorities have not yet officially announced the outbreak has spread to North Ubangi.