AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEbola Preparedness Funding: The U.S. has added Ksh2.59 billion (about US$20m) to support Ebola preparedness in Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan, backing emergency operations, surveillance, border screening, infection control and medical supplies. Border Health Advisories: Trinidad and Tobago has tightened entry rules, urging citizens to avoid travel to Ebola-hit DRC, Uganda and South Sudan, with enhanced screening and 21-day monitoring for arrivals/transit from those areas; it also flagged Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and others as high-risk. Regional Trade Diplomacy: Singapore says it will negotiate a free trade agreement with the East African Community, linking it to EAC members including Burundi, aiming to boost market access and trade flows. Labour Migration Policy: Kuwait has restricted domestic worker recruitment to 10 approved countries and banned 27 others, a move that directly affects regional workers from several East African states. Security & Humanitarian Context: A UN official warned Central Africa’s political gains are fragile amid security breakdowns, humanitarian strain and governance failures.
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