AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEbola Surge in DRC: The Democratic Republic of Congo says suspected Ebola cases have jumped to 1,077, with 121 confirmed and 17 deaths, spreading across 13 health zones in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu; WHO has raised the risk to “very high” and urged neighbors to act fast as insecurity and displacement disrupt contact tracing. Regional Border Moves: Uganda has temporarily closed its border with Congo, while Africa CDC warns that countries including Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia face heightened risk. Burundi-Switzerland Rights Row: Swiss forced returns of Burundian asylum seekers are being challenged by civil society and legal experts in Geneva, arguing that procedures alone can still violate non-refoulement if risks are assessed inaccurately. Security Cooperation (Gitega-Kinshasa): Burundi and DRC officials reaffirmed military cooperation after a defense visit by DRC’s Deputy Prime Minister Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita to Gitega, focusing on border security amid the wider eastern crisis. EAC Connectivity: East African regulators are drafting harmonised roaming rules to cut cross-border communication costs and boost the region’s digital economy.
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