This week: facts that matter

10,920	5,323	8
Confirmed Ebola cases in DRC	Confirmed deaths in DRC	Provinces affected

Source: ECDC update of 9 November 2026; cumulative data through 7 November, not cases recorded in one week.

67 confirmed cases and 18 deaths: WHO’s yellow fever assessment covering nine African countries, with varying national reporting cut-offs. 25 and 30 November: EAC deadlines for a regional disaster-information dashboard and emergency-plan implementation document. 1.47°C: WMO’s estimate for January–September global warming above the 1850–1900 reference period.

DRC: the scale and geography of the Ebola emergency

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reported 10,920 confirmed Bundibugyo virus disease cases and 5,323 deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo through 7 November. Transmission has been reported across eight provinces. These are cumulative totals, not weekly incidence.

WHO’s earlier bulletin, with a 3 November reporting cut-off, recorded 10,668 cases and 5,198 deaths. The different totals reflect different reporting dates. Contact follow-up, early detection, access to care and cross-border surveillance remain central operational priorities.

Kenya: Nine confirmed cases and two deaths in one linked cluster were reported by WHO, with no new confirmed cases since 19 October. Nigeria: One imported case was reported in Abuja in October; WHO identified 62 contacts by 3 November. An imported case should not be confused with widespread local transmission.

ECDC outbreak update · WHO disease outbreak bulletin

Africa DRR Watch: West and Central Africa

Yellow fever: nine countries under surveillance

WHO’s 6 November assessment reports 67 confirmed cases and 18 deaths in nine African countries in 2026, using differing national reporting cut-offs. Côte d’Ivoire reported 30 cases and 10 deaths; Burkina Faso 15 and three; Cameroon nine and one; Ghana four and three; Nigeria four and one; the Central African Republic two; and Guinea, Liberia and Togo one each.

WHO stresses vaccination, case investigation, laboratory confirmation and coordinated surveillance, particularly in border areas. Read the WHO regional assessment.

ECOWAS: resilient rice value chains

On 9 November, ECOWAS announced the forthcoming launch of its Regional Rice Resilient Value Chains Development Programme (REWARD) in Abuja. The African Development Bank-supported programme, described at approximately US$650 million, seeks to improve rice production and resilience to climate and market shocks. Its planned launch and programme value should not be confused with achieved results or disbursements.

ECOWAS programme announcement

East Africa: regional decisions and national preparedness

East African Community ministers adopted a regional El Niño Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan on 6 November, announced on 9 November. The EAC Secretariat is expected to prepare an implementation plan by 30 November and, with Kenya, a disaster-information dashboard by 25 November.

Kenya reported risk mapping across 18 priority counties, prepositioned supplies, monitoring of the Northern Corridor and cholera kits in high-risk areas. Uganda highlighted vulnerabilities at shared transport crossings and the importance of mutual assistance. Tanzania reported stronger weather monitoring, emergency supplies and response teams.

Read the EAC ministerial announcement

Southern Africa: Zambia’s shock-responsive social protection

UNICEF Zambia has issued a supplier request to revise and operationalise the national shock-responsive social-protection framework, covering preparedness, anticipatory action, emergency scale-up and recovery. Proposals close on 19 November 2026. Official UNICEF tender.

Global DRR Watch: COP31 and the WMO climate update

The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate Update 2026, released at COP31 in Antalya, estimates January–September global temperatures at approximately 1.47°C above the 1850–1900 reference. WMO says 2026 is on track to be among the four warmest years on record. It also reports that countries with multi-hazard early warning systems rose from 56 in 2015 to 136 in 2025.

WMO’s COP31 climate update

DIMA Risk Finance Watch

ECOWAS’s approximately US$650 million REWARD programme is a programme-level value. Its risk-reduction contribution will depend on investments that reach producers, infrastructure and services, and on measurable results across participating countries.

Events and learning

9–20 November: COP31, Antalya, Türkiye. AfDB COP31 programme.
11 November: ECOWAS REWARD programme launch, Abuja, Nigeria. Official announcement.
25 November: EAC disaster-information dashboard target.
30 November: EAC emergency-plan implementation target.

Professional opportunities: consultancies and tenders

Organisations and consulting firms

UNICEF Zambia — Shock-Responsive Social Protection Framework. Supplier RFP LRPS 2026 9206909. Closing date: 19 November 2026, 23:59 GMT+2. Official tender.

ECOWAS — Country and Regional Resilience/Human Security Assessments. Consulting-firm assignment. Official listings show different November submission windows; consult the underlying procurement documents for the binding deadline. ECOWAS notice.

Individual consultants

ECOWAS — ECOWARN risk-data model. Listed deadline: 20 November. Notice.

ECOWAS — GEF Fouta Djallon Highlands project preparation. Listed deadline: 17 November. Notice.

ECOWAS / WAHO — Documentation policy, federated database and virtual library. Listed deadline: 24 November. Notice.

AfDB / South Sudan — Groundwater Vulnerability and Climate Risk Assessment. Listed deadline: 15 December. Official AfDB notice.

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