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Bafwasende: attack targets Ebola treatment centre

An attack targeted Bafwasende’s Ebola treatment centre in Tshopo early on 31 October 2026, according to medical accounts gathered by Congolese media.

Chief medical officer Marcel Likilo reports two rooms burned before guards intervened. Kis24 also reports attempted arson and stone throwing, citing a treating doctor.

Health workers are requesting stronger protection. Accounts differ on the time and detailed damage; the attackers have not been identified.

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