DRC's Ebola response and the battle to coordinate funding
Passengers who disembarked from a boat intercepted by health authorities wait to be tested following the death of a passenger suspected of having Ebola, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on August 6, 2026.
Behind the millions of dollars pledged to fight Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, another battle is unfolding in Kinshasa: the war over control, traceability and coordination of the funding.
The Congolese government is increasingly frustrated by the fact that technical and financial partners are mobilising substantial resources without necessarily channelling them through a common funding pool that would allow the State to oversee overall response.
