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Ebola en RDC : plus de 2 000 morts, et l'OMS révèle que l'épidémie couvait depuis février

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Ebola in DR Congo: more than 2,000 dead, and the WHO reveals the outbreak had been spreading since February

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DOMINANT ANGLE

Doha is sounding the alarm, echoing the World Health Organization's warning: the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to become the deadliest in history, the second-largest outbreak ever recorded.

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

ANALYSIS

Doha, August 13, 2026.

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Al JazeeraMEDIUMCenterstate media
- DR Congo Ebola outbreak set to become deadliest on record, WHO warns
- DRC Ebola death toll passes 2,000 amid fastest-growing outbreak on record
Al Jazeera ArabicMEDIUM
- ثاني أكبر تفشٍّ في التاريخ.. إيبولا يودي بحياة 2011 شخصا في الكونغو

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WHO Institutional Relay, Alarmist Tone

These two groups prioritize the warnings from the WHO Director-General and Regional Director, framing the situation as potentially exceeding the 2014-2016 levels, with an explicitly alarmist tone.

One other country shares this framing

United Kingdom

2 of the 8 countries covered by this story

ON THE POINTS OF DIVERGENCE

Historic Record vs Detection Failure
Coverage aligned with this reading · with one other country
Internal Criticism vs Institutional Relay
Coverage that diverges · with one other country
Field Presence vs Relay of Dispatches
Coverage that diverges · with one other country

BIASES AND FRAMING IDENTIFIED

Institution-centered framing: Qatari coverage prioritizes WHO statements over Congolese grassroots voices

Editorial concentration: the two sources used, Al Jazeera and Al Jazeera Arabic, belong to the same Qatari media group, limiting editorial diversity despite two languages of publication

Low coverage of local response: little space is given to Congolese responders or the Africa CDC in available articles

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Senegalmeasured gap 51/100

DR Congomeasured gap 37/100

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