### [2026-05-29](/feed/2026/05/29/index.md)

##### 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic
# The Nigerian government restricts inbound flights from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan amidst the spread of Ebola. 




### Sources:

1. [The Guardian](https://guardian.ng/featured/ebola-fg-to-restrict-flights-from-uganda-drc-south-sudan/)

### Related:

1. [Uganda temporarily closes its border with the DRC and imposes quarantine and health screening measures following the spread of Ebola cases in central Africa linked to the outbreak in the DRC. ](/feed/2026/05/27/uganda-temporarily-closes-its-border-with-the-drc-and-imposes-quarantine-and-health-screening-measures-following-the-spr.md) _Context: 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic, Ebola, Uganda_
2. [The Bahamas announces enhanced health screening and possible quarantine measures for travelers who recently visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan, and Uganda following the Ebola epidemic in central Africa. ](/feed/2026/05/26/the-bahamas-announces-enhanced-health-screening-and-possible-quarantine-measures-for-travelers-who-recently-visited-the.md) _Context: 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic, Ebola, South Sudan, Uganda_
3. [India issues a travel advisory to Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan amidst the Ebola outbreak. ](/feed/2026/05/23/india-issues-a-travel-advisory-to-uganda-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-south-sudan-amidst-the-ebola-outbreak.md) _Context: South Sudan, Uganda_
4. [The World Health Organization raises its assessment of the risk from the Ebola outbreak within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from "high" to "very high" due to its rapid spread, while keeping it "low" at the global level. Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says that the outbreak in Uganda is stable. ](/feed/2026/05/22/the-world-health-organization-raises-its-assessment-of-the-risk-from-the-ebola-outbreak-within-the-democratic-republic-o.md) _Context: Ebola, Uganda_
5. [The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that it is suspending entry into the United States for 30 days to travelers without a U.S. passport that have been to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, or Uganda amidst the ongoing Ebola outbreak in these countries. ](/feed/2026/05/18/the-us-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-announces-that-it-is-suspending-entry-into-the-united-states-for-30.md) _Context: Ebola, South Sudan, Uganda_
6. [The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control activates its emergency preparedness systems after the World Health Organization designated the ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency. ](/feed/2026/05/17/the-nigeria-centre-for-disease-control-activates-its-emergency-preparedness-systems-after-the-world-health-organization.md) _Context: 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic, Ebola, Uganda_
7. [The South Sudan Health Ministry issues an ebola alert in the country following cases in the DRC and Uganda. ](/feed/2026/05/15/the-south-sudan-health-ministry-issues-an-ebola-alert-in-the-country-following-cases-in-the-drc-and-uganda.md) _Context: 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic, South Sudan, Uganda_
8. [Uganda announces that it will borrow US$358 million from the African Development Fund, the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, and Standard Chartered to fund a power grid link with South Sudan, a road to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and expanded clean water access. ](/feed/2025/09/16/uganda-announces-that-it-will-borrow-us-358-million-from-the-african-development-fund-the-arab-bank-for-economic-develo.md) _Context: South Sudan, Uganda_
9. [Five South Sudanese soldiers, one Ugandan soldier, and one civilian are killed in a shooting at two villages in Yumbe District, Uganda, in a retaliatory strike against the South Sudan People's Defence Forces after the killing of a Uganda People's Defence Force soldier during border clashes on Monday. Both countries have agreed to an immediate ceasefire. ](/feed/2025/07/30/five-south-sudanese-soldiers-one-ugandan-soldier-and-one-civilian-are-killed-in-a-shooting-at-two-villages-in-yumbe-di.md) _Context: South Sudan, Uganda_