By Emmet Livingstone Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into Uganda. (Image credit: Moses Sawasawa) Source:: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/24/nx-s1-5833095/drc-ebola-africa
By Jonathan Lambert The Ebola outbreak in eastern Africa was announced last week, then quickly declared an emergency by the WHO. It’s likely cuts in U.S. aid to the DRC contributed to a delay in identifying the outbreak. Source:: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-5828951/aid-cuts-may-have-contributed-to-delay-in-identifying-current-ebola-outbreak
By Ayana Archie Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map’s shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent’s global influence — and is just plain inaccurate. Source:: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/21/nx-s1-5508358/mercator-map-africa