Ebola Crisis in DRC: The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is spreading fast and now affects a sixth province, with DRC health authorities reporting about 4,727 confirmed cases and 2,214 deaths, as community transmission and contact-tracing gaps threaten to prolong the epidemic. Health Workers Under Strain: The International Council of Nurses says frontline nurses have gone unpaid for months while facing extreme risk, urging the DRC health minister to pay and protect staff immediately. UN Push for Emergency Scale-Up: UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher warns “Ebola is winning,” calling for faster, bigger response efforts and announcing an extra $30.5 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund, alongside more safe-burial teams and strengthened tracing. Peace Process Watch: DRC and Rwanda, with US, Qatar, Togo and the African Union, agreed on new steps to monitor and verify Washington Accords commitments after the sixth Joint Security Coordination Mechanism meeting in Geneva. Connectivity Leap: Airtel Africa has commercially launched Starlink satellite-to-phone service in DRC, offering basic messaging and light data in areas without conventional coverage. Regional Politics: South Africa is set to take over the SADC chair as leaders meet in Durban, with migration, trade, critical minerals, industrialisation and security on the agenda.