AGP Executive Report
Last update: 37 minutes agoDRC–Israel Security & Tech Push: President Félix Tshisekedi’s Sept 1–3 visit to Israel with Benjamin Netanyahu and Isaac Herzog focused on security, agriculture, infrastructure, innovation, health, water, and investment—plus renewed talks on moving the DRC embassy to Jerusalem and opening a permanent Israeli mission in Kinshasa. Ebola Response Goes Data-Driven: WHO and partners say anonymized mobile-phone movement data is being used in Ituri to predict where Ebola could surface next, as cases rise and responders try to target limited resources. Ebola Still Not “Under Control”: Africa CDC warns it’s too early to declare the outbreak contained, citing ongoing transmission across many health zones even as reported numbers plateau. Ebola Strain & System Strain: Reporting highlights the Bundibugyo strain driving the outbreak, while Congo’s health system struggles with unpaid staff and “fictitious” payrolls that disrupt checkpoints, screening, and treatment. Education Disrupted in the East: Kinshasa suspended academic activities for 2026–2027 in 11 public higher education institutions in Goma and Bukavu amid the security crisis tied to AFC-M23 control. Regional Research Network: Academics from Cameroon, Gabon, Chad, and the DRC launched a Yaounde network to study and counter organized crime and armed violence in Central Africa.
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