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Jun 25, 2026

Africa CDC Triples Ebola Funding Estimate to $1.4 Billion as Trump Administration Seeks Congressional Approval

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that funding needed to combat the continent's Ebola outbreak has tripled to $1.4 billion, while the Trump administration simultaneously seeks matching funds from Congress amid concerns over delayed foreign aid spending.

Jun 25, 20264 sources

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▪Armed groups and local residents in the Democratic Republic of Congo have attacked Ebola treatment facilities, including burning down a treatment tent in Mongbwalu and opening fire at a hospital
▪The Trump administration is seeking more than $1.4 billion in new funds from Congress to address the widening Ebola virus outbreak
▪Kenya's High Court extended an order pausing construction of the U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine and treatment facility at Laikipia Air Base following local protests and legal challenges

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Congressional appropriations1 Ebola outbreak1 Global health security1 Government and Regulatory Policy1 Infectious Disease and Outbreaks1

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Africa CDC Triples Ebola Funding Estimate to $1.4 Billion as Trump Administration Seeks Congressional Approval

Jun 25, 20264 sources