AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEbola Crisis in DR Congo: DR Congo’s Ebola toll has surged past 2,000 deaths, with 4,449 confirmed cases and the outbreak spreading faster than the 2014–16 West Africa crisis; WHO says the virus may have started in February, and new genome work points to a fresh animal-to-human spillover. Peace Process in Eastern Congo: DRC and M23 have begun the Doha peace deal’s first practical step, exchanging 15 detainees via a route facilitated through Uganda and the ICRC, with more releases still hoped for. Uganda Citizenship & Loyalty: President Museveni swore in three ministers after dual citizenship disputes, stressing public officials must be clear about where their loyalty lies. National ID Rollout Trouble: Ugandan farmers under a World Bank smart agriculture project say their new NIRA cards can’t be read by project systems, while citizens report long queues and confusion during card collection. Finance & Accountability: Museveni cleared Principal Accountant General Lawrence Ssemakula and others in the Shs60bn Bank of Uganda scandal, ordering fresh investigations to find the “real thieves.” Business & Regional Links: Uganda–Qatar Business Forum is set for Oct 27 in Doha, and UDB backed the Tusker Lite Rwenzori Marathon with UGX 20m.
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