WHO chief in DR Congo as efforts intensify to contain Ebola outbreak

About this episode

The episode discusses the WHO chief's visit to DR Congo amid an Ebola outbreak and features an investor's return to the country.

WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus arrived in Kinshasa ahead of a planned visit to the eastern province of Ituri, the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak. We also speak to an investor who returned to DR Congo to grow chillis. Finally, the Caen Memorial in France is presenting an exhibition dedicated to sub-Saharan Africa, its history and its artists.

People in this episode

Guest: investor

Topics covered

• Ebola outbreak
• health
• investments
• sub-Saharan Africa
• art
• history

Keywords

• Ebola
• WHO
• DR Congo
• Tedros Ghebreyesus
• Ituri
• investor
• Caen Memorial
• sub-Saharan Africa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WHO

Books & works: Caen Memorial

Places: DR Congo, Kinshasa, Ituri, France

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