DRC–Ebola Crisis: The Ebola death toll in the DRC has climbed to 3,226, with 6,604 confirmed cases across 61 health zones, as hunger, insecurity and conflict keep response capacity under pressure. Public Health Operations: Burial teams in Ituri say they are at their limits amid community anger and unsafe burial restrictions, while health authorities increasingly rely on anonymized mobile-phone movement data to spot where the virus may spread next. Ebola System Strain: A separate report highlights payroll and staffing problems—checkpoints and workers’ lists disrupted by delayed or disputed payments—adding friction to containment efforts. Aviation & Logistics: A rare DC-8 freighter (9S-AJO) overran Kinshasa’s N’Djili runway on Sept. 8; no fatalities were reported, but the nose gear collapsed and investigators are probing causes. Mining & State Control: Kinshasa is tightening control over geological data tied to future cobalt and copper exploration, building a national databank under a $180m mapping push, with access likely to be fee-based. Diplomacy & Security: After talks with Israel’s leaders, the DRC announced plans to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and Israel signaled it will open a resident embassy in Kinshasa, with security and mining ties also on the agenda. Regional Flashpoint: On Burundi–Rwanda border tensions, two incidents in five days are stoking fears of renewed conflict, linked to disputes over land and the Kagera River’s shifting course. Tragedy in Kinshasa: A wedding hall fire in Lingwala left at least 22 dead and several injured, with narrow exits blamed for the high casualties.