Uganda closes DRC border as Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak grows

Published by Albis · 30 May 2026

Uganda has temporarily closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo after Ebola cases crossed into the country, allowing only screened humanitarian, emergency, food, cargo and security movements

• • Border closure turns a disease outbreak into a cross-border mobility and trade story, with immediate consequences for communities and health systems.
• • Public-health transmission chain.
• • The Ugandan government announced the closure on Wednesday after confirmed infections were reported inside Uganda.
• • The closure is not absolute for every movement.