Ebola in DR Congo: 'Catastrophic collision of disease and conflict' 🎙️ Independent Thinking Podcast

The major Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeast is not just a public health emergency in an already impoverished and violence-beset region. Armed rebellion, fragile government and a collapse in public trust are combining to make outbreaks more frequent – and fostering dangerous disinformation that makes the virus harder to fight. How dangerous is the Ebola virus? Could it spread to the rest of the world? And is America’s withdrawal from global health leadership at least partly to blame for its return? Bronwen Maddox finds out from director of our Africa Programme Tighisti Amare, and director of our Global Health Programme Emma Ross. Produced by Podmasters for Chatham House. Read Chatham House's latest: Comment | The flow of arms and money feeding the war in Sudan can be cut. What is missing is the will 🔗 https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/05/flow-arms-and-money-feeding-war-sudan-can-be-cut-what-missing-will Upcoming event | Targeting medics on the battlefield: addressing the crisis through law and practice 🔗 https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/standard-event/targeting-medics-battlefield-addressing-crisis-through-law-and-practice Comment | Ethiopia needs more than an election to calm internal and regional conflict 🔗 https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/05/ethiopia-needs-more-election-calm-internal-and-regional-conflict Magazine issue | Spring issue of The World Today 🔗 https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2026-03 Audio | The Climate Briefing podcast 🎧 🔗 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-climate-briefing/id1500769861 Audio | Africa Aware podcast 🎧 🔗 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/africa-aware/id1551785390 Follow Independent Thinking on your favourite podcast apps.