Congo re-opens airport at centre of Ebola outbreak
Medical staff from the Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) in PPE set up an Ebola treatment centre in Rwampara, outside Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 29, 2026.
Democratic Republic of Congo has re-opened the airport in the capital city of the province hit hardest by the ongoing Ebola outbreak, a government statement said, reversing a move that some residents said had cut them off from critical supplies.
The government in Kinshasa announced last month that it was suspending passenger flights to Bunia, the main airport in Ituri, where the first Ebola cases were confirmed. Humanitarian and medical flights continued subject to approvals.
