--- title: "Ebola is Making the Congo's Conflict Even Worse" description: "Ebola collides with war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as M23 advances, civilians suffer, outbreaks spread, and peace falters. Discover how conflict, disease, and geopolitics fuel catastrophe today. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco Love the content? 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Discover how conflict, disease, and geopolitics fuel catastrophe today. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 HomeFronts: https://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Sources https://www.hrw.org/report/2026/05/14/we-are-civilians/killings-sexual-violence-and-abductions-by-the-m23-and-rwandan https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00530.html https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/situation-summary/index.html https://www.linkedin.com/in/arenasgabriela/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgepl7ler5eo https://www.msf.org/ebola-disease-drc-msf-scales-response-rapidly-evolving-outbreak https://english.news.cn/africa/20260521/e8df3af6a4d34ac2ba6f7058ec84ef6a/c.html https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2024/12/drc-operation-keba/ http://www.who.int/news-room/speeches/item/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing---3-june-2026 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/3/28/community-mistrust-worsening-dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-study https://www.rescue.org/press-release/funding-cuts-led-delayed-detection-deadly-ebola-outbreak-drc https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/24/suspected-ebola-cases-congo-health-workers-attacks https://x.com/criticalthreats/status/2062595971003924804 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/un-says-congo-rebels-generating-300000-monthly-seized-mining-area-2024-09-30/ https://www.reuters.com/investigations/inside-mine-that-feeds-tech-world-funds-congos-rebels-2025-08-13/ https://pip.worldbank.org/country-profiles/COD https://www.fides.org/en/news/77396-AFRICADRCONGOFightingforthestrategiccoltanmineinRubaya https://www.theafricareport.com/410119/drc-willy-ngoma-military-spokesperson-for-afc-m23-killed-in-drone-strike/ https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/ethiopia-fano-tplf-abiy-somalia-isis-puntland-drc-m23-rwanda-rubaya-africa-file-may-28-2026 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congos-kisangani-airport-attacked-by-suspected-rebel-drones-authorities-say-2026-03-02/ https://archive.is/dEZ2C https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2026/02/05/avec-l-attaque-sur-l-aeroport-de-kisangani-les-rebelles-du-m23-montrent-leur-capacite-a-frapper-en-profondeur-la-rdc66655713212.html https://www.criticalthreats.org/briefs/congo-war-security-review https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/boko-haram-nigeria-tplf-ethiopia-red-sea-drc-m23-rwanda-isis-niger-saf-rsf-sudan-africa-file-february-5-2026 --- Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-aqiido0l4fi/.