Not to quibble about the horrific severity of ebola, but it spread across a region of the continent - it didn't spread from Egypt to South Africa, it spread across a sub-Saharan swath:

The Ebola virus causes an acute, serious illness which is often fatal if untreated. EVD first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, one in what is now Nzara, South Sudan, and the other in Yambuku, DRC. The latter occurred in a village near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name.

The 2014–2016 outbreak in West Africa was the largest Ebola outbreak since the virus was first discovered in 1976. The outbreak started in Guinea and then moved across land borders to Sierra Leone and Liberia.

A few cases jumped across the ocean and were caught. It wasn't a global pandemic. Everyone around the globe understands "pandemic" when discussing experiences with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).