DR Congo's latest Ebola outbreak tough to tackle

About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and its challenges, alongside a transport strike in Kenya and pre-trial hearings in The Hague regarding a former Libyan prison commander.

In tonight's edition: The World Health Organization is warning that it's unlikely the Ebola outbreak will be over in the next two months. Also, a Kenyan transport strike triggered by rising fuel prices due to the Middle East war is paused after causing four deaths and major economic disruption. Plus pre-trial hearings open in The Hague over a former Libyan prison commander who prosecutors say was known as the "angel of death" by terrified detainees.

Topics covered

• Ebola outbreak
• transport strike
• fuel prices
• economic disruption
• Libya

Keywords

• Ebola
• DR Congo
• transport strike
• Kenya
• fuel prices
• Libya
• World Health Organization

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Health Organization

Places: DR Congo, Kenya, Middle East, The Hague

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