Congo politician beaten to death after urging Ebola prevention on radio, party says

Reuters (on their own site) ^ | September 28, 2026 | Fiston Mahamba, Clement Bonnerot, Robbie Corey-Boulet, Gareth Jones

[Salman]

A senior member of Congo's ruling party was beaten to death after taking part in a radio programme to ​raise awareness about the Ebola outbreak, a party representative ‌said on Monday.

• The incident happened on Sunday in Butembo, North Kivu province, which has recently become a hotspot in the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
  
• Marie-Celestin Karondwa, acting ​president of the UDPS party's federal executive committee in ​Butembo and a party spokesperson, was attacked by residents ⁠of his neighbourhood after appearing on a radio show during ​which he promoted Ebola prevention measures, the UDPS federation in Butembo ​said in a statement.
  
• The party said the attackers beat him, looted his belongings and set his house on fire. It was not immediately clear who ​carried out the attack, how many were involved or what ​motivated it. But the party said Karondwa was "an innocent victim for having ‌defended ⁠the party's position on the existence of the Ebola virus disease (...) and the threat it poses to the population."
  
• Karondwa later died from his injuries, the party said.
  
• The mayor of Butembo did not ​immediately respond to ​a request ⁠for comment.
  
• The incident is the latest in a series of attacks on Ebola response teams, underscoring ​persistent mistrust among the population.
  
• On Saturday, armed men ​attacked a ⁠hand-washing checkpoint in nearby Beni territory, killing at least one person and wounding several others, a local civil society group reported.
  
• The outbreak, ⁠declared ​on May 15, has infected 8,067 ​people and killed 3,901, according to government data released on Monday.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Send Fauci as a replacement.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Savages in Savageland doing what savages do.

[kiryandil]

[dfwgator]

Who needs Belgians.

[lee martell]

The majority of that population is Doubling, Tripling, Quadrupuling down on STUPID!!
There are some educated Africans, absolutely, but so many of them seem content to let superstition, VooDoo and peer pressure obscure any logical discourse from taking the lead.
Flat Earthers still rule.

[ClearCase_guy]

Africa always wins.

[sonova]

He’s saving lives! Kill him!

[ZOOKER]

Trying to get inside the heads of these villagers.

"This man came on the radio and said I would die if I didn't do what he told me to. So of course I had to beat him up!"

[BobL]

Bugs absolutely NAILED HIM on that one. He never had a chance.

[kiryandil]

Yeah, he went Floyd Supporter after that.

[csn vinnie]

Did he want to mandate masks and lockdowns?

[cgbg]

Areas near the equator like the Congo are spinning at almost a thousand miles an hour (according to our expert scientists).

The spinning makes the Congo folks get very dizzy.

Lol.

[Celerity]

All people are equal.

Is that the saying?

[Dr. Sivana]

I’d like to know the content for the ad before I pass judgment on anyone. If the ad pushed condoms or shots . . . there was an alternative purpose.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

Must have been promoting some sTruth likely has bothing to fo with this narrative....but shove it up there good and hard.

[Dr. Franklin]

[ridesthemiles]

DIDN’T THEY ALSO BELIEVE THAT IF THEY HAD SEX WITH VERY YOUNG GIRLS THAT IT WOULD CURE THEIR HIV???

I MEAN KIDS UNDER 10.

[lee martell]

Yes. At least I used to hear about such tribal beliefs back when the epidemic got started. Snapping logic, Common Sense and above all, compassion in two, just to justify their pedophillia + hedonism.

[sjmjax]

Sounds like many Democrats.
Don’t confuse me with facts or I’ll kill you.