Congo’s Recurring Ebola Crisis Exposes Global Neglect and Threatens American Interests
As Congo battles its 16th Ebola outbreak amid ongoing conflict and aid cuts, the world’s failure to act decisively endangers global stability—and America’s security. How long will Washington overlook this looming threat?
Once again, the Democratic Republic of Congo finds itself grappling with a deadly Ebola outbreak, this time claiming over a dozen lives in the southern Kasai province. The confirmed strain—the highly virulent Zaire subtype—serves as a grim reminder of this virus's origin on Congolese soil and its enduring menace to global health. While far from our borders, this unfolding crisis is anything but distant from American interests. Instability in Central Africa directly accelerates humanitarian disasters that ripple worldwide, undermining international security frameworks on which the United States depends. Moreover, weakened health systems in nations like Congo can incubate pathogens capable...
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