AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEbola Escalation: WHO has declared the new Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC and neighbouring Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern” after deaths climbed to nearly 90, with cases linked to the rare Bundibugyo strain and spread risks rising from conflict and cross-border movement. Rwanda Justice Closure: Félicien Kabuga, accused genocide financier, has died in UN custody in The Hague; the tribunal has ordered an inquiry into the circumstances. Africa Debt Relief Push: A new focus is emerging on using technology and social media to mobilise domestic resources as external borrowing gets costlier and Africa’s debt burden squeezes budgets. Digital Storytelling Rules: Zimbabwe is at a crossroads on how to regulate creators without killing the boom in local digital storytelling. Education Access: Fawezi and the Mastercard Foundation handed laptops to 192 marginalised students in Zimbabwe under a multi-country “Second Chance Pathways” programme. Rwanda Business Pulse: BPR Bank Rwanda approved a dividend payout of over Frw 4.3bn at its AGM, marking only the second dividend distribution since its merger with KCB Group.
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