AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEbola Update (Congo): Congo’s Ebola outbreak is widening in eastern Ituri, with the health ministry confirming at least 282 cases and reporting 264 confirmed in Ituri, while officials say more than 1,000 suspected cases remain under watch as WHO and local teams push to understand the “true scale and severity” of the outbreak. WHO Response (Congo): WHO’s chief has been visiting the epicenter area to support containment efforts and highlight that the outbreak “can be stopped,” even as mistrust and insecurity complicate work on the ground. Regional Spillover (Kenya): In Kenya, hundreds of youths protested a planned U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base after a court suspended the project, with critics warning Kenya’s health system is not ready for foreign quarantine. Finance & Development (AfDB, Congo): At AfDB annual meetings in Brazzaville, the bank said it will inject $125m into ATIDI, aiming to mobilize African savings and draw more private investment into infrastructure and development. Environment (Congo Basin): Congo Basin partners pledged over $3bn for low-carbon projects under the Congo Basin Blue Fund to protect the region’s major climate role.
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