National Dialogue & Church Mediation: Opposition C64 in Kinshasa called off its 22 July protest after Catholic and Protestant leaders were asked to facilitate Tshisekedi’s national dialogue, but the pause isn’t a truce: talks must start by 15 August and C64 warns it will act again if the government pushes “provocations” like the referendum bill. Inclusive Dialogue in Practice: Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo says religious leaders have accepted the mediation role, as the dialogue begins in Kinshasa with CENCO and ECC leading early meetings amid constitutional tensions and insecurity in the east. Church Synodality: At the FABC plenary in Jakarta, African and other regional bishops backed synodality as “a way of being Church,” emphasizing communion, listening, reconciliation, and bridge-building—Ambongo representing Kinshasa. Ebola Response & Daily Life: Ebola in eastern DRC keeps worsening, with reports of cases surpassing 2,000 and WHO warning the real scale may be far higher; in Bunia’s Kigonze camp, displaced families describe scarce water, toilets, and hygiene support as deaths rise. Accountability for War Crimes: DRC launched a new advisory council bringing senior war crimes lawyers from the US and Europe to help pursue justice and reparations for atrocities in the conflict-ridden east. AMR Study (Health Systems): A hospital-based retrospective highlights the heavy burden of multidrug-resistant bacteria in eastern DRC, underscoring the need for stronger surveillance and antibiotic stewardship.