A village chief in Congo works to overcome Ebola prejudice even as the disease kills his relatives
Healthcare workers help a patient who was cleared of Ebola virus inside a treatment center for Beni, North Kivu province, eastern Congo, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Sebastien Kitsa Musayi)
BENI, Congo (AP) — After each of his relatives got Ebola and became sick, Alphonse bin Kitobi Achou Taibo would scramble to get them to the nearest hospital in eastern Congo, but they accused him of taking them there to die and refused to go.
The chief of Bapakombe-Bakondo was in despair. His village lies on the outskirts of the city of Beni in North Kivu province, a major hot spot in what has been the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak.
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