AGP Executive Report
Last update: 26 minutes agoEbola Watch: DRC’s Ebola outbreak is still accelerating, with WHO sounding alarms as confirmed cases rise and health teams investigate possible spread beyond Africa, including suspected cases in Italy and Brazil. Public Health & Safety: Kenya’s plan to build a US Ebola quarantine centre has sparked deadly protests and a legal fight, with demonstrators in Nanyuki clashing with authorities. Health Monitoring: In India’s Chhattisgarh, three Ebola returnees were placed in 21-day home isolation as a precaution. Security & Protests (Nigeria): Abuja tightened security around Aso Rock as Omoyele Sowore mobilised a protest demanding the rescue of abducted schoolchildren in Oyo and Borno; courts also ordered Sowore to enter his defence in a criminal defamation case. Resource Control (Mozambique): President Daniel Chapo signed a mining law giving the state at least 15% free-carried, non-dilutable stakes and pushing local processing of minerals. Mining & State Stakes (Zimbabwe): Zimbabwe’s major gold restart is underway at Redwing Mine as Namib Minerals ramps up rehabilitation and power installation. Finance (Ecobank): Ecobank says more subsidiaries now earn above their cost of equity and is proposing its first dividend in three years.
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