Industrial Push in Lubumbashi: Ministers Julien Paluku Kahongya and Justin Kalumba Mwana Ngongo toured and backed new manufacturing projects, including factories for underground electrical cables and square tubes, as DR Congo doubles down on industrialization, local processing, and jobs. Ebola Crisis Hits 500+ Deaths: WHO reports Ebola deaths in DR Congo have surpassed 500 (506 deaths, 1,561 cases), as health workers warn of strike risks and researchers begin experimental options for the Bundibugyo strain. Hope for Treatments: INRB’s Jean‑Jacques Muyembe says there’s still hope, while a WHO-backed clinical trial tests monoclonal antibodies and remdesivir in Ituri. Humanitarian Cost of Disease: UNDP warns the outbreak could cost Africa $3.6bn and push nearly a million people into poverty, with women hit hardest. Eastern Congo Violence: Authorities in Fizi, South Kivu, report at least 54 civilian deaths from renewed clashes between the army and M23, with roads, clinics, crops, and livestock damaged. Culture & Faith in Kinshasa: A Kinshasa “rapping priest” uses psalms and rap to draw youth back to church amid shifting religious habits. World Cup Belonging: Congolese fans reflect on the Leopards’ rare unity and pride as the team reaches the knockout stage, even as Ebola-related US visa restrictions keep “Lumumba Vea” from attending. Politics Tightens: Opposition leader Delly Sesanga says his passport was confiscated and he’s banned from leaving the country amid rising tensions over constitutional change.