Africa’s top public health agency and Congolese officials said that over $700 million in Ebola aid is unaccounted for, and called on organizations to provide more information about their spending. This comes as the world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record continues to outpace efforts, and the virus has spread into eight provinces in Congo and into neighboring countries, Kenya and Uganda. The revelations renew long-standing questions about transparency and accountability in Congo, a country battered by decades of major epidemics, including repeated Ebola outbreaks. Previous Ebola outbreaks were marked by allegations of corruption and mismanagement of funds.

A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend has become Kenya’s first confirmed case of Ebola and the country’s first death from the disease in the fast-moving outbreak. That's according to Kenyan authorities on Tuesday. The case sparked urgent contact-tracing efforts to try to contain the spread of the virus. The man had been residing in Congo for the past seven years and fell ill about a month ago. Health Minister Aden Duale said that the man was treated at various hospitals before traveling by road to Ugandan capital Kampala where he boarded a flight to the Kenyan capital.

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has surged past 8,000 as the country struggles with a shortage of health workers. The new statistics were released Sunday. The disease has spread to new health zones with 3,901 deaths reported as of Sept. 26. The World Health Organization has highlighted the seriousness of the outbreak and noted challenges in timely case detection and patient care. WHO said last week that the country is running out of health workers. Strikes have occurred because of payment delays. Some areas are showing improvement but the disease is spreading further. The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus and it has outpaced previous regional outbreaks. Trials for treatment are underway.