AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEbola Watch (Congo): Congo has widened Ebola testing and surveillance across eastern provinces after lab results flagged about 260 positive samples, while suspected cases have crossed 1,000 and deaths remain under investigation—health teams are also clearing backlogs and reclassifying hundreds of alerts amid conflict-hit access challenges. Congo Basin Science: The Science Panel for the Congo Basin presented its 2025 assessment report in Brazzaville, aiming to close long-standing research and investment gaps across the region’s ecosystems and resilience. Wildlife Tech (Camera Traps): Conservationists using motion-sensor camera traps documented a one-armed western lowland gorilla in the Republic of Congo successfully raising a newborn in the Lésio-Louna Reserve, highlighting how field tech can reveal rare breeding outcomes. Digital Mobility (Ghana, Africa-wide): Ghana launched an e-Visa platform and removed visa fees for African passport holders, a move that could speed tourism and trade flows across the continent. Finance & Trade Tech: The AfDB’s Trade Finance Report says Africa’s trade finance gap narrowed post-Covid, with digitalization and development finance institutions playing a bigger role in keeping deals moving.
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