CONGO — Misinformation is hampering efforts to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as distrust spreads alongside the virus. ‘’There is no Ebola here, everyone is living their best life,” said a woman in a widely shared video, claiming to be in the DRC. “The only place there is Ebola […]
BUNIA, DR CONGO — Dorcas Mapenzi fears the worst if Ebola comes to the Kingonze camp, where she lives alongside more than 25,000 other displaced people in the conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. “If Ebola comes, we’ll be wiped out as we’re packed like sardines,” the displaced woman told AFP at the sprawl of […]