AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEbola Response: WHO issued updated temporary guidance for DR Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, adding tighter rules on surveillance, infection control, clinical care, risk communication, and new social measures for gatherings and movement. Vaccine Arrival: 16,250 doses of Ervebo landed in Kinshasa as a clinical trial begins, while officials warn the vaccine is approved for a different Ebola strain and efficacy against Bundibugyo is still being tested. Eastern Congo Peace & Media: DRC and the AFC/M23 agreed a roadmap for peace talks, but rebel authorities in South Kivu are also restricting political broadcasting, with journalist Claude Kashonga suspended after a crackdown on coverage. Conflict on the Ground: AFC-M23 captured two key areas in Masisi after years of FDLR control, and the government accused M23-held zones of mass killings, rape, torture, kidnappings, and forced recruitment. Culture & Memory: In Kinshasa, artist Moyengo Kadima uses paintings to denounce decades of war and push for unity and justice. Arts Funding: Lubumbashi’s Picha Art and Research Center launched an urgent crowdfunding drive to keep programming alive amid fragile arts funding.
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