AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoEbola Crisis in Eastern DR Congo: The WHO says DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak has now killed over 500 people, with 1,561 confirmed cases and 506 deaths, and it’s spreading into Uganda. Treatment Push: A second Ebola treatment centre opened in North Kivu, while WHO and partners launched a Bundibugyo clinical trial to test experimental therapies and speed up care. Frontline Strain: Health workers in Ituri have threatened to strike over unpaid benefits and poor conditions, raising fears of further delays. Pandemic Treaty Pressure: WHO chief Tedros warned that the next pandemic “will not wait” as countries restart talks to finish the global Pandemic Agreement. Mining Watch: DR Congo’s mining officials say copper and cobalt output should not face major disruption from Middle East-linked sulfuric acid shortages. Forests Under Threat: A coalition of groups urged Kinshasa to keep the logging moratorium, warning draft moves could open tens of millions of hectares to timber. Security in the East: Fighting between the army and M23 in South Kivu’s Fizi territory left at least 54 civilians dead, with roads and farms damaged.
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