Ebola Emergency: Africa CDC and WHO urged faster action as DR Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak keeps surging, with deaths now above 2,000 and cases climbing past 4,000; officials say Ervebo vaccine deployment is a “big step,” while community-led response, contact tracing, testing, and treatment capacity need urgent scale-up. Science & Origins: New genome work published in Nature Medicine suggests the outbreak likely came from a recent animal spillover rather than a past human strain, reshaping how early spread is understood. Kinshasa Safety Measures: Authorities released a boat held over Ebola fears after tests came back negative, but they’re tightening monitoring of vessels heading within 65 km of the capital. Urban Culture Spotlight: Kinshasa’s To Skater Festival is pushing skateboarding and street art into the mainstream, mixing clinics, music, film, and talks to challenge stigma and build a new generation of artists and athletes. Film & Refugee Stories: The co-production “Congo Boy,” inspired by director Rafiki Fariala’s own life, is screening at Locarno after premiering at Cannes, bringing Congolese refugee hardship to a wider audience. Sports & Regional Tensions: Rwanda’s APR FC threatened to boycott a CAF Champions League match in Kinshasa over health and security concerns tied to Ebola, turning a football fixture into another flashpoint in Congo-Rwanda rivalry. Human Rights & Conflict: Reports from Ituri describe an ADF-linked attack on a village that killed civilians and abducted others, as communities already strained by Ebola face renewed violence. Media Accountability: A controversy flared over Jambo ASBL’s campaign trying to rebrand genocidaires as “opposition political actors,” drawing sharp criticism over claims tied to refugee narratives.