AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEbola Tech in Congo: WHO-backed teams are using anonymized mobile-phone movement data to predict where Ebola could spread next, as modelling warns the outbreak may be far larger than official counts and deaths pass 3,000. Response Funding & Staffing: Bloomberg reports Ebola checkpoints and payroll lists are being disrupted by unpaid workers and “fictitious” staff, forcing biometric cleanups that slow payments to real responders. Vaccines Under Pressure: Congo has started vaccinating frontline health workers with Ervebo under a compassionate-use approach, while trials aim to see whether it can protect against the Bundibugyo strain driving this crisis. Diplomacy & Security Tech Links: Israel and DRC leaders met in Jerusalem as Kinshasa seeks security help and Israel looks to expand mining and technology-linked economic ties. Education Disruption: Kinshasa suspended academic activities in Goma and Bukavu for 2026–2027 amid insecurity tied to M23 control, drawing sharp criticism from Denis Mukwege. Regional Research Network: Universities across Central Africa launched a Yaounde network to build a civil-society observatory on organized crime and violence, aiming for evidence-based policy action through 2027. Urban Build Tech Deal: Algeria’s INATEL signed an MoU for a digital, industrial program tied to Kinshasa’s city expansion project.
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