AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoEbola Crisis: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Kinshasa to push an urgent scale-up as DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak nears 4,000 cases, with 3,874 confirmed infections and 1,751 deaths reported; officials say the virus is spreading about five times faster than past outbreaks, with weak surveillance, conflict, and no approved vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo strain. Response Gaps: Latest figures show the outbreak spread across 51 health zones in Ituri, North Kivu, Haut-Uele, Tshopo and South Kivu, with Ituri driving most cases; contact tracing coverage is below target and deaths are increasingly occurring in communities. Trade & Industry: DR Congo renewed restrictions on grey cement and clinker imports (with lime still restricted in the southeast), allowing exemptions via the SEGUCE-RDC single window to protect local producers. Connectivity for Business: Emirates and South African Airways expanded their codeshare into a reciprocal deal, adding routes that include Kinshasa—improving single-ticket access and through-checked baggage across southern and central Africa. Air Congo Growth: Air Congo announced a new direct Kinshasa–Paris route, adding a second European destination after Brussels. Mining & Policy: A report alleges undeclared uranium exports from the DRC over two decades, raising fresh concerns about safeguards and oversight.
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