AGP Executive Report
Last update: 24 minutes agoEbola Response in the EAC: East African Community health ministers agreed to harmonise Ebola surveillance and protective measures at airports, ports and land borders, and to set up a regional technical task force to coordinate the response as cases in the DRC and Uganda raise cross-border transmission fears. Funding for Testing Capacity: Germany’s KfW pledged €1m (Ksh150m) to support mobile laboratories, diagnostic supplies and lab training across the region, as the EAC pushes for faster detection. Burundi Land Restitution Tensions: Burundi’s returnees from Tanzania say “voluntary return” masks intimidation and political-security pressure over land restitution, with many settling in border areas to avoid reprisals. Burundi–DRC Legal Pressure: An open letter urges Burundi’s president not to extradite Congolese researcher Babunga Benjamin Watuna to the DRC, warning of rights violations and politically motivated prosecution. Regional Integration Signal: Burundi reiterated support for Morocco’s autonomy plan at the UN Committee of 24, welcoming UN Security Council Resolution 2797 as a framework for the Sahara political process.
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