AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoEbola Response in Congo: Congo has started Ebola vaccinations in Kisangani, prioritizing frontline responders with the Ervebo vaccine while trials look for a licensed jab for the current strain; officials report 5,713 confirmed cases and 2,744 deaths, with spread driven by insecurity, displacement, and health worker strikes. App Store Pricing in Congo: Apple is adjusting App Store payouts and, later, buyer prices in parts of the world; for the Republic of the Congo, an 18% value-added tax update changes developer take-home starting now, with storefront price changes rolling out from mid-September. LNG Tech for Congo: Wison New Energies says its 2.4-mtpa Nguya FLNG unit delivered to Eni is now operational in the Republic of Congo, aiming to expand liquefaction tech offerings. Fisheries Transparency Pact: Sixteen countries including the Republic of the Congo backed the Mombasa Declaration to curb illegal fishing using low-cost transparency reforms like better vessel ownership and licensing data. AI Geopolitics: A new map of the “AI Cold War” shows two competing blocs—U.S.-led Pax Silica and China’s W.A.I.C.O.—with African countries appearing in the founding membership of W.A.I.C.O.
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