AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEbola Response: WHO says Congo will receive 70,000 doses of Merck’s Ervebo vaccine to help contain the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, including 20,000 doses for a Phase 3 trial and 50,000 for frontline health workers, as cases and deaths keep rising in eastern provinces. Public Health Milestone: WHO also confirmed polio type 2 outbreaks are closed in five African countries, including the Republic of the Congo, after assessments using surveillance, lab and epidemiological data. Digital Infrastructure & Finance: Ericsson and MTN Group Fintech have migrated MTN MoMo to a cloud-native system across markets like Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda and Eswatini, with expansion plans that include Cameroon and discussions to bring the Republic of the Congo onto the same modernization path. Media & Tech Capacity: Equator Voice Africa says it’s expanding its digital journalism footprint from Kampala, adding more tech, business and culture coverage for a wider Pan-African audience. Research & Environment: New mapping research suggests Angola’s Highlands Water Tower holds more peatland than previously thought, with implications for carbon storage and conservation.
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