AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEbola Alarm Escalates: DR Congo’s Ebola death toll jumped to 204 as the Red Cross mourned three volunteers who likely caught the virus while handling bodies in Ituri, while Uganda confirmed three new cases and Africa CDC warned 10 countries—including Ethiopia and Kenya—are now at risk amid “high mobility and insecurity.” Drug Smuggling Crackdown: Nigeria’s NDLEA says it stopped a suspect in Enugu after he allegedly excreted cocaine from his stomach, and arrested an engineer in Abuja with 10,000+ opioid pills headed for Italy; separate NDLEA actions also seized 31kg synthetic cannabis from a Chinese woman and Tapentadol worth N2.1bn from India. Sudan Drone Tensions: Reports say Sudan’s air force downed a Turkey-made drone using another from its fleet, with Khartoum accusing Ethiopia and the UAE of proxy aggression. Ethiopia’s Push for Connectivity: Ethiopia’s logistics and trade agenda continues, with fresh attention on Red Sea access and regional investment links, as Dubai Chamber wraps an Addis Ababa mission with 510 B2B meetings.
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