# Why is the Ebola outbreak in DRC spreading so fast?

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Podcast: [Newshour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newshour-527927)
Published: 2026-05-25T21:07:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w1730bn0v08vnzy
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Why is the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo spreading so fast? We speak to a reporter who is there who says the aid response is only just beginning. Also on the programme: Pope Leo has warned of potential risks to humanity posed by artificial intelligence; and is there any chance of the Iran-US conflict leading to the expansion of the Abraham accords? (Photo: A Congolese woman reacts outside the house of a man who died of Ebola as she waits for medical workers to retrieve his body. Credit: Reuters)

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