AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEbola Border Shock: Uganda has closed its border with the DRC as the Ebola crisis worsens, reporting one death in Kampala and seven cases while tightening screening and isolation; South Sudan says it has no suspected or confirmed cases, but WHO warns testing capacity is limited. Regional Health Security: IGAD launched a $31.9m PREPARE project to strengthen cross-border pandemic readiness across Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, focusing on surveillance, labs, and trained health workforces. South Sudan Energy & Power Trade: South Sudan’s Energy and Dams Ministry signed an MoU with NELSAP-CU to lead resource mobilization for baseline and feasibility studies of the Grand Fulla Hydropower Project, while also pushing to accelerate the South Sudan–Uganda Power Interconnection Project. Digital Integration: South Sudan reaffirmed plans for a modern, interoperable digital public infrastructure at a forum in Tallinn, aiming at secure data exchange, digital identity, cybersecurity, and better government services. Public Health Policy Ripple: Canada moved to impose quarantine and suspend immigration documents for residents of the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan, showing how the outbreak is reshaping travel and logistics far beyond the region.
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