AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoEbola Crisis in Ituri: Save the Children reports at least 189 child deaths in DRC’s eastern Ebola outbreak, with 4,000+ children in Ituri now receiving mental health and psychosocial support through child-friendly safe spaces as fear and trauma spread. Human Rights & Environment: Human Rights Watch says Perenco’s oil operations in the DRC pose severe health and environmental risks, pointing to gas flaring, waste burning, and pollution affecting air, soil, rivers, and drinking water. Conflict Watch: In Ituri’s Mambasa territory, new attacks attributed to ADF fighters killed at least 31 civilians, with reports of killings in mining areas and demands for payments from communities. Arts & Community in Kinshasa: A Kinshasa street-to-studio art project, “Butu nde Makambu,” is using drawing, painting, music, and dance workshops to help impoverished youth find purpose after dark. Culture Spotlight: Ethiopia hosts a major “Unity” exhibition and World Public Summit Africa, bringing together contemporary artists from across the continent, including the DRC.
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