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Experiences dealing with previous outbreaks of infectious disease can help countries with weak health systems prepare for new health emergencies.

The current outbreak refuses to give in to efforts by an international team of health care workers, armed with vaccines and treatment that did not even exist during previous episodes.

The Sudan strain of the Ebola virus has been identified in Uganda for the first time in more than a decade.

The power to overcoming Ebola was in public awareness by performing simple yet basic infection prevention and control measures like washing hands, isolation and reporting suspected cases.

The virus is always present in nature and when circumstances allow, it may jump from one species to another.

President Alpha Condé’s pursuit of mining interests during the Ebola crisis may have foreshadowed his demise as he tightened his grip over power and plundered the state’s wealth.

The web or network of exposed people can quickly grow from one case if steps aren’t taken early to avoid further onward transmission.

Drawing lessons from Sierra Leone and having watched the mid-2026 outbreak in the DRC, I conclude that it risks become a global epidemic.

The current Ebola outbreak in the DRC is devastating vulnerable communities already affected by displacement and violence.

Do African decision-makers and leaders approach crises differently from counterparts elsewhere in the world?