AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEbola Response in Focus: The DRC has started vaccinating frontline health workers in Kisangani, Tshopo, using Ervebo under a compassionate-use framework as the Bundibugyo outbreak keeps expanding; officials say more than 50,000 doses arrived, with WHO and Africa CDC warning the curve is slowing but not yet bending, while deaths remain heavily concentrated in communities. EU4Health Support: HaDEA signed new EU4Health contracts to boost Ebola Bundibugyo testing in the DRC and Uganda, including RT-PCR kits and diagnostic devices delivered to Africa CDC in Kinshasa. Public Health Guidance: WHO issued updated temporary recommendations for surveillance, infection control, clinical care, and risk communication, adding measures on social restrictions, mass gatherings, and domestic mobility. Education Disruption in Goma & Bukavu: The Congolese government suspended academic and para-academic activities in several public institutions in Goma and Bukavu amid the security crisis tied to AFC-M23 control, drawing warnings about “slow epistemicide.” Regional Tech & Trade Signals: Tunisia’s CEPEX opened registrations for an EXPO BÉTON business mission in Kinshasa, aiming to connect construction and infrastructure firms with Congolese buyers. Security-Science Angle: A week of coverage also highlighted how the eastern DRC conflict is increasingly shaped by both military rivalry and digital vulnerability.
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