# Aid Rushes to Congo as Ebola Outbreak Spreads and Spills Into Uganda

International agencies airlifted more than 100 tons of supplies, while a court in Kenya blocked a United States quarantine center.

- Published: 2026-05-29T21:07:39.222Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/2026-05-29/aid-rushes-to-congo-as-ebola-outbreak-spreads-and-spills-int
- Publisher: Polylog (Global desk)
- Section: world
- Sources: [Africanews](http://www.africanews.com/2026/05/29/race-against-ebola-unicef-who-and-eu-rush-aid-to-congo/), [Africanews](http://www.africanews.com/2026/05/29/community-outreach-key-to-stopping-ebola-outbreak-says-red-cross-as-uganda-confirms-2-new-/), [Africanews](http://www.africanews.com/2026/05/29/kenya-court-halts-us-ebola-quarantine-centre-plan/)

International agencies are moving to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The United Nations children's agency, the World Health Organization, and the European Union are airlifting [more than 100 metric tons of emergency supplies](http://www.africanews.com/2026/05/29/race-against-ebola-unicef-who-and-eu-rush-aid-to-congo/) into the country, where the virus has already infected more than 120 people.

The outbreak is crossing borders. Across the border, [Uganda has confirmed two new cases](http://www.africanews.com/2026/05/29/community-outreach-key-to-stopping-ebola-outbreak-says-red-cross-as-uganda-confirms-2-new-/), and Red Cross workers said community outreach is essential to stopping transmission. The response has also generated friction. A court in Kenya [temporarily halted the opening of a quarantine center](http://www.africanews.com/2026/05/29/kenya-court-halts-us-ebola-quarantine-centre-plan/) intended for United States nationals, after a rights group challenged the plan.

A contagious outbreak in a region central to global supplies of cobalt and other minerals used in batteries and electronics is the kind of low-probability, high-impact risk that can disrupt supply chains far beyond the affected area if containment fails.