AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoEbola Surge & Vaccine Push: DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak keeps worsening, with confirmed cases rising to about 3,360 and 1,487 deaths, while a clinical trial begins to test a post-exposure preventive treatment for high-risk contacts; WHO warns the public health risk remains very high as transmission continues in Ituri. Cross-Border Health Watch: Uganda declared itself Ebola-free after completing the 42-day monitoring period, but WHO says it must stay on high alert because the outbreak is still raging across the border. Constitutional Tension in Kinshasa: DR Congo’s constitutional court approved a referendum path that critics fear could enable President Félix Tshisekedi to seek a third term, prompting protests in eastern cities and support from some Kinshasa residents. Eastern Congo Peace Friction: Congo says an FDLR-linked Rwanda genocide-era militia signed a disarmament protocol, but Rwanda rejects it as inconsistent with the U.S.-brokered peace deal—raising uncertainty for the disarmament process. Environment & Accountability: A government audit says French-British oil firm Perenco polluted soil and air in Muanda, including from gas flaring near inhabited areas, with groundwater testing underway.
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