Health Workers Strike at DRC Ebola Treatment Center Over Unpaid Wages
Dozens of front-line healthcare workers at an Ebola virus treatment center at Rwampara General Hospital in Bunia went on strike over unpaid salaries. The workers barricaded the hospital entrance and set rubble on fire to protest their working conditions. The strike disrupts the medical response as the confirmed case count in the ongoing outbreak surpasses 2,000.
Date: July 15, 2026
Location: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Conflict: M23 Rebellion
Category: protest
Severity: MEDIUM
Source: Associated Press / KSAT