AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEbola Preparedness: Trinidad and Tobago has issued urgent travel advisories and tightened border screening after an Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan, with enhanced checks and monitoring for arrivals from affected areas. Cross-Border Health Readiness: Africa CDC’s Emergency Consultative Group urged AU member states—especially high-risk countries—to use a preparedness checklist covering border screening, isolation capacity and diagnostic readiness to reduce the chance of imported spread. Local Conservation & Health Links: A Nature study reports Ethiopia’s protected areas slowed deforestation and agricultural expansion from 2000–2020, but also found nearby communities saw trade-offs, including lower food security and wellbeing. Pharma & Health Systems Cooperation: BRICS countries are pushing for stronger healthcare resilience and “pharmaceutical sovereignty,” using the bloc to support joint work on medicine and vaccine development. Ethiopia Security Impacting Services: EEPA reports flights to and from Tigray cities were cancelled amid escalating tensions, alongside reports of a draft Tigray mobilisation proclamation and a drone strike. Hospitality & Jobs: MIDROC Ethiopia and IFC agreed an $80m loan to expand and refurbish Addis Ababa hotels, aiming for green-certified properties and job creation, including for women and youth.
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