Congo Probes Former Health Minister Over Use of Ebola Funds
- Oly Ilunga resigned in July after being sidelined by president
- Ebola outbreak has killed at least 2,000 people in eastern DRC
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Immigration authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo banned the former health minister from leaving the country, days after he was interrogated over how funds were used to contain the Ebola outbreak, his lawyer said.
The second-deadliest outbreak of the disease has killed as many as 2,035 people in eastern Congo and risks spreading to neighboring countries. Oly Ilunga oversaw government efforts to combat the virus until his resignation as health minister in July in protest at being sidelined by President Felix Tshisekedi, who took direct control of the response.