AGP Executive Report
Last update: 25 minutes agoEbola Emergency: More than 1,900 children in eastern DRC have been orphaned or separated from caregivers since the outbreak began, UNICEF says; over 2,000 children have tested positive and 1,162 have died. Kenya’s first confirmed case was in a man who had travelled from the DRC, but a separate suspected case in Wajir tested negative. Vaccine Effort: Trials of two Bundibugyo vaccine candidates have advanced in Uganda. The DRC has received 70,000 doses of a vaccine not proven effective against this strain. Eastern Conflict: Fresh fighting in Masisi threatens a ceasefire as African Union facilitators push for continued talks. Militias are also profiting from the wider M23 war through control of mines and road tolls. Refugee Support: The World Food Programme says it needs more than $30 million to keep feeding Congolese refugees in Burundi, warning food supplies could run short as early as this month.
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