AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoEbola Escalation: WHO has declared a new Ebola outbreak in Central Africa a global health emergency, as a rare Bundibugyo strain spreads in the DRC and Uganda and an American doctor tests positive—prompting CDC travel curbs and evacuations, while WHO warns the world is still not keeping up with pandemic risk. Kenya Transport Crisis: A massive fuel-price protest strike has paralyzed transport across Kenya, leaving commuters stranded and schools shut in Nairobi. Drug Interdiction: Portugal’s GNR seized about four tonnes of hashish off the Algarve and introduced tougher rules for high-speed vessels to hit smuggling networks. Ghana Health Policy: President John Dramani Mahama says Ghana is on track to exit Gavi vaccine funding by 2030, citing healthcare reforms and MahamaCares. Zimbabwe Politics: Parliament has received 300,000 submissions on CAB3—but it still hasn’t said how many support or oppose the constitutional changes. Media & Civic Space: Kenya and Rwanda face renewed scrutiny over freedom of expression, media freedom, and assembly as regional rights bodies press for enforcement, not just laws.
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