GUELPH, ON, May 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A Canadian pilot with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) Canada has successfully executed a critical evacuation flight from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The vital mission comes amid an escalating international emergency response to contain a rapidly expanding outbreak driven by a rare variant of the Ebola virus. The operation was conducted through an existing MAF program based in Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri Province.