Survivors of the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in Congo recall the pain and fear in Beni. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Vianney Kambale Kombi remembers the pain and fear in his community in the eastern Congo city of Beni during the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak, history's second-biggest with more than 3,400 reported cases and over 2,200 deaths. It was stopped with the aid of vaccines.
The second-biggest outbreak of Ebola in history took place in Congo's North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces, with some cases in neighboring Uganda between 2018-2020. In Beni, North Kivu province, survivors recall their memories of that outbreak eight years ago.
Dr. Babah Mutuza Lusungu, a doctor at "Dieu Est Grand" Medical Center, attends to a woman in his office in Beni, Congo, Monday, June 1, 2026. Esperance Masinda, an Ebola survivor, poses for a photo at her home in Beni, Congo, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Vianney Kambale Kombi, an Ebola survivor, poses for a photo in Beni, Congo, Sunday, May 31, 2026. Bienfait Wanzire, an Ebola survivor, sits by his house in Beni, Congo, Monday, June 1, 2026. A general view in Beni, Congo, Sunday, May 31, 2026.
Based on reporting by Associated Press correspondent Sebastien Kitsa Musayi.