DRC Ebola hospital set on fire as protesters demand access to bodies of dead relatives

Africanews | 22-05-2026 05:22am |

Violence has escalated in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as tensions surrounding the management of Ebola victims have reached a boiling point. In Rwampara, protesters expressed their anger over the authorities' refusal to allow them to retrieve the bodies of their deceased relatives for burial. In response to this denial, demonstrators set fire to a local hospital, highlighting the deep frustrations within the community regarding the handling of the ongoing Ebola outbreak.

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