Ebola started three months earlier than official declaration, WHO says

Home Shows Eye on Africa To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 11:54 Issued on: 10/08/2026 - 22:26 From the show The World Health Organization says that sequencing shows the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in DR Congo started about three months before the emergency was officially declared in May. Also, it's crunch week for Zambia as voters gear up for elections. Plus a Rwandan mine has become one of the US's main suppliers of tungsten, a metal critical to the defence industry. By: Video by: