AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEbola Watch: Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case after a man who travelled from Uganda died in a Nairobi hospital; contacts have been quarantined. In Congo, the outbreak is spreading into new areas, with health officials warning that many infections remain undetected and responders describing the effort as chaotic. Horn of Africa Tensions: Eritrean troops have been reported in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as fighting and fears of a wider conflict grow. Mali: The army says it has retaken the strategic city of Kidal with support from Russia’s Africa Corps; separatists say they withdrew under pressure from air attacks. Nigeria: Twenty abducted youth service members were rescued in Imo State, while separate fighting in the northeast left soldiers and militants dead. Monrovia Flooding: Severe seasonal floods have disrupted homes, livelihoods and schooling, with nearly 20,000 families affected and seven deaths reported. Cancer Leadership: Nigerian doctor Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu is set to become the first African president of the Union for International Cancer Control, as cancer cases are projected to rise sharply in lower-income countries.
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