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Nord-Ubangi
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Nord-Ubangi

Province in north-western DR Congo.

On 18 October, Nord-Ubangi became the eighth province reached by DR Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, with two cases and one death reported in Wapinda.

Last refreshed: 22 October 2026

Key Question

How did Ebola reach Nord-Ubangi's Wapinda health zone?

Timeline for Nord-Ubangi

#15 18 Oct

Ebola hits an eighth DR Congo province

Pandemics and Biosecurity
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Background

Nord-Ubangi is a province in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Gbadolite serves as its capital. The province borders the Central African Republic and the Congolese provinces of Bas-Uele, Sud-Ubangi and Mongala.

Its location places it within the northern Congo basin and along an international frontier. Roads, rivers and local cross-border movement connect communities that can be distant from the country's central institutions in Kinshasa.

The province's public-health position follows from that geography. Surveillance must account for movement across an international border as well as routes into three neighbouring Congolese provinces. An outbreak detected in Nord-Ubangi may therefore require coordination in several directions, while samples and specialist support must travel over long distances. That border setting is a durable part of the province's role in national disease surveillance.

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Eighth province

Ebola reaches Nord-Ubangi

Nord-Ubangi became the eighth province affected by DR Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak on 18 October. Officials reported two cases, one fatal, in the Wapinda health zone.

The province's location in the country's north-west widened the geographic span of an outbreak that began far to the east. Nord-Ubangi borders the Central African Republic as well as three Congolese provinces, so surveillance must cover both domestic and international routes. For the province, the event turned its border position and dispersed health system into parts of the regional containment effort.

Common Questions
Where is Nord-Ubangi?
Nord-Ubangi is in north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo. It borders the Central African Republic, Bas-Uele, Sud-Ubangi and Mongala.Source: Cellule d'Analyses des Indicateurs de Developpement
What is the capital of Nord-Ubangi?
Gbadolite is the capital of Nord-Ubangi. The province also contains the territories of Bosobolo, Businga, Mobayi-Mbongo and Yakoma.Source: Cellule d'Analyses des Indicateurs de Developpement
Why was Nord-Ubangi in the news in October 2026?
Nord-Ubangi became the eighth DR Congo province affected by the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak. The linked event records two confirmed infections in Wapinda Health Zone, one fatal.Source: Agence Congolaise de Presse and ECDC
Source Material
Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and UgandaDRC: Nord-Ubangi, the eighth province affected by the Ebola outbreakNord-Ubangi

Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 22 October 2026. Editorial standards.