AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEbola Update: DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surged past 1,200 confirmed cases with deaths rising to 304, as the U.S. CDC lifts its response to Level 1 and sends experimental treatments to Congo and Uganda. Public Health Warning: WHO says a rare Bundibugyo strain has a 70% chance of reaching South Sudan, urging border surveillance, contact tracing and safe burials now. Clean Cooking Crisis: An IEA report warns nearly 970 million people in sub-Saharan Africa still lack clean cooking, with the gap expected to exceed 1 billion by 2027 as population growth outpaces progress. Urban Waste & Climate Justice: West Nile’s unregulated waste management is worsening public health and accelerating climate change, with open dumpsites and burning garbage cited as key drivers. Kampala Court Chaos: KCCA denies holding alleged offenders at City Hall after 93 female suspects escaped a holding facility before pleas were taken, saying the women were under police and court processes. Local Livelihoods: Parliament Speaker Oboth backs coffee and cocoa farming in Bukedi as a household poverty-eradication push. NSSF Savings Push: NSSF rolls out SmartLife Flexi to help informal workers save flexibly at grassroots level.
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