AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoDiplomatic Tensions: President Félix Tshisekedi’s office ordered staff to avoid contact with Belgium’s embassy after Belgian police searched properties linked to his family in a mining money-laundering probe. Political Crackdown: The government banned 13 parties, including former president Joseph Kabila’s PPRD, citing security concerns; opponents called it repression. Ebola Crisis: The outbreak has spread to an eighth province near the Central African Republic, with more than 9,100 cases and 4,400 deaths. Kenya reported a third linked case in a quarantined contact, with no community spread detected. Eastern Conflict: Kabila has taken leadership of the M23-linked rebel alliance, now called the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, raising fresh concerns about the conflict’s escalation. Mining: State-owned Gécamines and Mercuria agreed to market up to 240,000 tonnes of Kipushi zinc concentrate over two years, aiming to expand Congo’s access to international markets.
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