Mourners bury DR Congo official killed after defending Ebola response
The burned home of Marie-Celestin Karondwa, a local official who was beaten to death after publicly defending the government’s response to Ebola, in Butembo, DRC, on September 30, 2026 [Sebastien Kitsa Musayi/AP]The killing follows a series of attacks on health workers and other responders as the Central African nation battles its 17th and deadliest Ebola outbreak, which has so far recorded more than 8,000 cases, including nearly 4,000 deaths.
Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3DR Congo begins Ebola vaccination trials for frontline health workerslist 2 of 3DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones, WHO sayslist 3 of 3Ebola cases surpass 8,000 as DRC struggles to control outbreakend of listKarondwa was attacked on Sunday at his home in Butembo, an Ebola hotspot in North Kivu province, according to his political party, the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDSP), which leads the DRC government.
Mourners have gathered in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to bury a local politician who his party said was beaten to death after he defended the government’s Ebola response on the radio.
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