The Africa CDC reported on September 29, 2026 that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo had surpassed 8,000 confirmed cases and nearly 4,000 deaths, with spread to two new areas near the Central African Republic and South Sudan borders. Director-General Jean Kaseya said only about 30,000 contacts had been traced, possibly a fraction of the several hundred thousand exposed. Kenya reported its first case on October 17, a man who traveled from Congo through Uganda and died. By late October the DRC toll stood at 9,666 confirmed cases and 4,649 deaths, with Kenya at nine cases. The tracing gap and cross-border spread remain the central concerns.