At least 30 deaths since May in Congo camp include confirmed Ebola cases

At least 30 people have died since the start of May in Kigonze camp in Bunia, northeastern Congo, with some confirmed as Ebola cases. The camp, home to more than 15,000 displaced residents, normally records between one and three deaths per month, camp spokesperson Desire Grodya Bapi said. Camp president Dz’djo Ndrutsi Etienne said 10 people were buried this week alone.

Patients or their relatives had until Thursday refused testing, a camp spokesperson and Caritas said. All victims showed symptoms including headaches, fever and vomiting. “People didn’t just die like this before,” Desire Grodya Bapi said.

An Ebola awareness session took place on Friday at the camp. Eastern Congo has over 5 million displaced people, and sanitation measures in the region’s displaced camps are severely limited. The article was published at 6:21pm on 20 Jun 2026.