AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEbola Response Tech: Congo’s Ebola fight is getting a new tool: anonymized mobile-phone movement data is being used to spot where the virus may spread next, as WHO warns the outbreak is still evolving and not fully under control. Vaccination Drive: Health authorities have started vaccinating frontline workers in Kisangani (Tshopo) with Ervebo under a compassionate-use approach, while clinical trials test protection against the Bundibugyo strain driving this outbreak. Response Strain & Payroll Fraud: Bloomberg reports Ebola checkpoints and staff lists are being disrupted by unpaid workers and “ghost” payroll entries, with biometric registration and centralized payments used to clean rosters—an issue that can slow screening, treatment, and infection control. Regional Security & Science Access: Kinshasa has suspended academic activities for the 2026–2027 year in 11 public higher education institutions in Goma and Bukavu amid the security crisis, drawing criticism from Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege. DRC–Israel Ties: President Tshisekedi met Israeli leaders in Jerusalem, with talks focused on security help and economic cooperation tied to Congo’s mining sector.
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