DR Congo Ebola health workers protest unpaid wages as deaths surpass 1,800

Aid workers say the virus is spreading at an ‘alarming and unprecedented rate’, as new cases are recorded in remote areas of the war-torn African country.Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026Dozens of Congolese health workers at the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak have gone on strike to demand payment of their wages, as aid workers warn the disease is still spreading at an alarming rate.Health workers in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province – which accounts for nearly 90 percent of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – are the latest group to walk off their jobs since protests over pay began weeks ago in the country.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Uganda declares end to Ebola outbreaklist 2 of 3DR Congo’s Ebola death toll passes 1,500 as it struggles to halt spreadlist 3 of 3DR Congo Ebola epidemic becomes world’s second largest outbreakend of listProtesting at the governor’s office in the city on Thursday, they said they have not received wages and bonuses since the outbreak was declared in mid-May.“With this way of managing things, Ebola will not end in this province,” Edouige Makosi, one of the protesters, told The Associated Press news agency. “We...