Life in Goma as Ebola crisis unfolds
A resident cycles through Goma, a rebel-held city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on 17 May 2026, as the city emerged as the latest flashpoint in the country's escalating Ebola outbreak.
A resident cycles through Goma, a rebel-held city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on 17 May 2026, as the city emerged as the latest flashpoint in the country's escalating Ebola outbreak.
The downtown area of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, photographed on 17 May 2026 — the day the city's designation as an Ebola-affected zone drew international attention and prompted border action by neighbouring Rwanda.
Local vendors continued selling food and household goods in Goma, DRC, on 17 May 2026, even as health authorities reportedly confirmed the Ebola virus had reached the rebel-held city, raising containment concerns.
The Goma–Gisenyi border crossing between the DRC and Rwanda, photographed on 17 May 2026, was closed by Rwanda as a precautionary measure after Ebola was reportedly confirmed in Goma.
A hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, photographed on 17 May 2026, after it was designated an Ebola treatment centre — a sign of the health infrastructure being mobilised as the outbreak extended into the rebel-held eastern city.