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DW AfricaLink · Aug 17, 2026

Ebola in DR Congo: The hidden economic cost

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Eddy Micah Jr. · dw.com

August 17, 2026

Three months into the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, the toll goes beyond deaths. Markets are closing, farms are abandoned and families are losing income. What is Ebola's true economic cost?

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