DR Congo Ebola Outbreak

Coverage volume, last 90 days

Coverage tone, last 90 days

Emotional signature

Anxiety-related words per 1,000 words of matching English-language coverage (LIWC dictionaries via GDELT's GCAM). Latest day: 3 anxiety · 6.8 anger · 18.3 positive emotion. Tone says whether coverage reads negative; these say what kind of negative.

Where this coverage comes from

Share of matching coverage, from GDELT breakdowns (as of 2026-10-04). Tone split: 86.6% of articles read distinctly negative, 4.1% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

• Republic of the Congo (637)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo (438)
• Uganda (216)
• United States (61)
• Liberia (55)
• Central African Republic (48)
• Switzerland (47)
• Guinea (38)

Countries where DR Congo Ebola Outbreak coverage concentrates — each links to the stories and headlines for that intersection.

Top recent articles

1. Monkeypox Confirmed in Congo's Ebola-Hit Bunia as Health Officials Brace for More Cases – HotAir — hotair.com
2. DR Congo Ebola outbreak passes 8,000 cases as response remains under pressure — sundayexpress.co.ls
3. Congo-Kinshasa: L'épidémie d'Ebola dépasse les 4 000 morts et devient la plus meurtrière de l'histoire du pays — allafrica.com
4. Congo's Ebola outbreak records more than 4000 deaths — perthnow.com.au
5. Congo Ebola Outbreak: Deaths Surpass 4,000, Worst on Record — shafaqna.com
6. France pledges more support to fight DRC Ebola outbreak as deaths top 4,000 — aol.co.uk
7. Arab News | Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak — arabnews.com
8. DR Congo: Trial of post-Ebola exposure drug underway — africanews.com
9. Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak — rutlandherald.com
10. Ebola drug trial launches in Congo as outbreak kills over 4,000 — dailysabah.com
11. Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak — durangoherald.com
12. Drug trial seeks to halt DR Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak — breakingnews.ie
13. Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak — stardem.com
14. Drug trial seeks to halt DR Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak — irishexaminer.com
15. Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak — niagarafallsreview.ca
16. An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000 — newindianexpress.com
17. Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak — sitkasentinel.com
18. An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000 — timesfreepress.com
19. Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak — thegazette.com
20. Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak — winknews.com
21. Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak – Winnipeg Free Press — winnipegfreepress.com
22. DR Congo says Ebola outbreak eases in areas; death toll tops 4,000 — prokerala.com
23. Militia Violence Empties 19,000-Person Camp at Heart of Ebola Outbreak as Death Toll Rises — breitbart.com
24. Ebola na República Democrática do Congo supera 4 mil mortos — r7.com
25. ​DR Congo Ebola outbreak deaths surpass 4,000: 5 reasons the deadliest outbreak is still not contained​ — indiatimes.com
26. காங்கோ எபோலா பாதிப்பு எண்ணிக்கை, Ebola case count in Congo — dailythanthi.com
27. Ebola já matou mais de 4 mil pessoas na República Democrática do Congo — istoe.com.br
28. Thousands flee Ebola-hit displacement camp in DR Congo UN — philippinetimes.com
29. Thousands flee Ebola-hit displacement camp in DR Congo — sierraleonetimes.com
30. Thousands flee Ebola-hit displacement camp in DR Congo UN — zimbabwestar.com
31. Thousands flee Ebola-hit displacement camp in DR Congo — africaleader.com
32. DR Congo Ebola outbreak killed more than 4,000: official figures — One News Page — onenewspage.com
33. Africa news today: Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions, Sierra Leone aid freeze and Ebola outbreak — okayafrica.com
34. Ebola já matou mais de 4 mil pessoas na República Democrática do Congo - Último momento — ansabrasil.com.br
35. Thousands flee Ebola-hit displacement camp in DR Congo — nigeriasun.com
36. Thousands flee Ebola-hit displacement camp in DR Congo UN — kenyastar.com
37. Thousands flee Ebola-hit displacement camp in DR Congo — bignewsnetwork.com
38. Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Surpasses 4,000 Deaths as Containment Efforts Struggle — pragativadi.com
39. Ebola-uitbraak in Congo eist al meer dan 4.000 levens — newsmonkey.be
40. Epidemia de ebola: Congo registra 4 mil mortes e letalidade chega a 48% — band.com.br

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Related fact-checks

• A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the Ebola virus could become a "very significant pandemic."
  Correct AttributionSnopes · 2026-05-23
• "The activities of this laboratory are financed by the US Agency for International Development and the French Merieux Foundation. This circumstance once again confirms the irresponsible approach of Western countries when working with dangerous infections in the territory of third countries, when biological facilities are created without the proper infrastructure and samples of pathogens of dangerous diseases are accumulated without control."
  FalseVOA · 2025-02-03

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Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is DR Congo Ebola Outbreak receiving right now?

As of October 4, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up —% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide.

Is media coverage of DR Congo Ebola Outbreak increasing or decreasing?

Coverage is up 168.4% week-over-week (the mean of the latest 7 days compared with the 7 days before).

How are these numbers measured?

Geotone processes the GDELT Project's 15-minute data files every three hours, matching this topic's fixed query against article titles across 65+ languages and aggregating counts and tone by UTC day. Coverage volume is the share of all GDELT-monitored articles matching the topic query; tone is the mean document tone. Full details are on the methodology page.