Officials say $700 million Ebola aid unaccounted
5 sourcesUpdated Oct 20, 20261 min read
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Africa’s public health agency and Congolese officials say roughly $700 million in Ebola response funding cannot be accounted for and are pressing aid organizations to disclose their finances. Africa CDC director Jean Kaseya said donors had disbursed $962 million for the response in eastern Congo, but organizations had accounted for only about $200 million; just one-third of groups attended a government meeting to provide records. The funding questions come as the outbreak spreads across eight Congolese provinces and into Kenya and Uganda, while frontline workers report unpaid wages, missing bonuses and unsafe conditions. Earlier allegations of corruption and mismanagement have deepened community mistrust, potentially making efforts to contain the outbreak more difficult.
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This missing aid only fuels suspicion and slows real help, so officials must demand clear spending records from everyone involved.
Unpaid frontline workers in Congo and spreading cases into Uganda show the money never reached where it was needed most.
If hundreds of millions meant for Ebola response can't be tracked, aid groups should face audits before any more funds go out.