Congo-Kinshasa: France Pledges More Support to Fight DR Congo Ebola Outbreak As Deaths Top 4,000
[RFI] France will step up its support for efforts to control Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Saturday during a visit to a region hit by the virus. The outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people, Congolese authorities said, as they struggle to contain what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.
France has pledged additional humanitarian funding to help control the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot. The current outbreak has claimed over 4,000 lives, making it the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history. Barrot, who visited the epicentre of the outbreak in Ituri province, expressed concerns about the virus potentially resurfacing rapidly.
The French government allocated €13.4 million for Ebola efforts between January and July. A national humanitarian conference in Paris on October 6 will discuss the crisis, which remains severe despite a slowdown in some areas. Doctors Without Borders noted that the epidemic has worsened in North Kivu province, accounting for 40% of new confirmed cases since the end of August.
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