Central Africa in June 2026: the most important developments in society
Central Africa in June 2026 was dominated by the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. On 1 June confirmed cases stood at 282, with more than 1,100 suspected cases. By 8 June confirmed cases had reached 544, and the death toll, reported at 86 on 7 June, passed 100. Cases were approaching 600 on 10 June and approaching 900 by 19 June, when at least 30 deaths were reported at a camp; the death toll was above 200 on 18 June. Armed groups hindered the response, and a burial team was attacked. China sent a medical team and emergency aid, the European Union sent emergency aid, the United States added $20 million, and Russia sent 7,000 tests to Uganda and Congo. EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib visited Bunia, a centre of the response. On 24 June France confirmed its first Ebola case, a doctor who had returned from a mission in Congo; five contacts were being monitored and officials said the risk to the public remained low. The World Health Organization was preparing to begin trials of two experimental treatments the following week. Earlier, a patient who returned from Congo to Italy tested negative.
A second theme was deportations from the United States. On 8 June sources said the Central African Republic would accept third-country deportees from the US. On 11 June lawyers said women who had fled Iran were to be deported to the Central African Republic. South American migrants deported from the US to Congo were sent home.
In Congo's politics, opposition leaders Martin Fayulu and Delly Sesanga were injured during a protest against constitutional reform on 13 June. On 27 June the Central African Republic declared a cholera outbreak after 24 deaths.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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