AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEbola border squeeze: Canada has tightened Ebola rules, ordering travelers from Congo, South Sudan and Uganda to self-isolate for 21 days and pausing some immigration decisions for 90 days, as the outbreak centered in northeastern Congo keeps outpacing response. Eid al-Adha health crackdown: In Iraq, Baghdad launched a sweeping Eid livestock slaughter crackdown to stop illegal killings outside licensed abattoirs, citing rising concern over Crimean-Congo fever around mass slaughter. Congo’s visa push: Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso used Africa Day to announce visa-free entry for all Africans from January 2027, aiming to boost trade and mobility. Local politics under pressure: A Paris court case has sentenced the president’s niece and relatives over a medicine-contract corruption scheme, and the family says it will appeal. AfDB momentum: At the AfDB annual meetings in Brazzaville, the bank urged more efficient public investment to unlock major financing for Africa’s development.
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