AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEbola Response: Congo has started Ebola vaccinations in Kisangani, prioritizing frontline health workers with the Ervebo vaccine as the outbreak accelerates, with health authorities citing insecurity, displacement, and a health workers’ strike as key hurdles. Mobile Money & Fintech: MTN is pushing deeper into Africa’s financial services, including moving MoMo toward cloud-native infrastructure and appointing new regulatory leadership—plus exploring banking licences in markets where wallet “floats” are large enough to support lending. App Store Pricing for Congo Developers: Apple is adjusting App Store developer payouts in the Republic of the Congo after an 18% VAT change, with pricing updates rolling out in phases across regions. Infectious Disease Research: A new study highlights a Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus protein (GP38) from the M18-China isolate as broadly recognized by the immune system, pointing to better diagnostics and future therapies. Congo Basin Food & Biodiversity: Cameroon hosted a Congo Basin agroecology conference focused on food security and biodiversity, urging regional solidarity to handle droughts, flooding, and ecosystem pressure.
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