Regional News
Niger Republic has agreed to rejoin the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) following a high-level meeting between the Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, and his Nigerien counterpart, General Moussa Salaou Barmou, in Niamey. PRNigeria had reported that the CDS, General Musa, visited Niger Republic on August 28, 2024, to seek collaboration in tackling insecurity and other related matters in the West African region.
Flooding kills over 170 in 15 states – Daily Trust
Flood has so far killed a total of 179 persons in 15 states and displaced 208,655 others in 22 states within this year, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. The agency, which disclosed this in its 2024 Flood Updates released on Thursday also said 107,652 hectares of farmland and 80,049 houses were destroyed.
Around 200 people have been killed and 140 injured in the Burkinabe town of Barsalogho, the latest in a long line of deadly attacks by an al-Qaeda-linked armed group, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM). Women and children were among those killed on Saturday. Barsalogho lies near the town of Kaya, a strategic point in north-central Burkina Faso that houses the last standing military force between JNIM fighters and the capital, Ouagadougou.
Troops neutralise 1,166 terrorists – Daily Trust
The military high command, on Thursday, said troops neutralised 1,166 terrorists, arrested 1,096 criminals and rescued 721 kidnap victims. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja. Giving an update on troops’ successes in August, Buba said several terrorist leaders and commanders were taken off the battlefield.
The terrorist leaders eliminated in the North East within the month, according to the Defence spokesman, are Munir Arika, Sani Dilla (aka Dan Hausawan Jibilarram), Ameer Modu, Dan Fulani Fari Fari, Bakoura Araina Chikin, Dungusu, Abu Darda and Abu Rijab.
Armed men kill at least 13 farmers in Nigeria’s conflict-hit region | Africanews
Armed men killed at least 13 farmers during an attack in north-central Nigeria, a local official said Thursday. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the killings that took place on Wednesday in the state of Niger. Akilu Isyaku, a local government official, told the local radio station Crystal FM that herders and kidnappers are suspected in the attack. He suggested the farmers were killed for providing information to intelligence agencies about the movements of the gunmen. North-central Nigeria has been plagued by fights for control over water and land between nomadic herders and rural farmers. The violence has killed hundreds in the region so far this year.
Zamfara residents kill 37 bandits – Daily Trust
At least 37 bandits were reportedly killed in Matusgi village, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, after residents engaged a gang that had invaded the village with the intent to abduct locals. According to an anonymous resident, the bandits arrived on motorbikes around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, aiming to carry out abductions, saying it was not the first time the villagers had confronted bandits, but it was the first instance where they managed to inflict significant casualties.
At least 100 people killed in central Burkina Faso in latest jihadi attack | Africanews
At least 100 villagers and soldiers were killed in central Burkina Faso during a weekend attack on a village by al-Qaida-linked jihadis. Based on video evidence available; regional specialists have described the assault as one of the deadliest this year in the conflict-battered West African nation. Villagers in the Barsalogho commune which is 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the capital city were helping security forces dig up trenches to protect security outposts and villages on Saturday when fighters with the al-Qaida-linked JNIM group invaded the area and opened fire on them, said Wassim Nasr, a Sahel specialist and senior research fellow at the Soufan Center security think tank.
Drone attack kills at least 21 civilians in northern Mali, Tuareg-led group says | Africanews
Airstrikes on a village in northern Mali near the Algerian border Sunday killed 21 civilians, including 11 children, a spokesman for a coalition of Tuareg-majority pro-independence groups said. The attack on the village of Tinzaouatine marks the largest number of civilians killed by drones since the breakdown of a peace agreement between the country’s ruling military junta and armed pro-independence groups in northern Mali last year. Tuareg-Majority Groups Continue Fight for Azawad Independence The Strategic Framework for the Defense of the People of Azawad is a coalition of Tuareg-majority groups fighting for the independence of northern Mali, which they call Azawad.
Herders-farmers clash claims 5 in Niger – Daily Trust
A violent clash between farmers and herders in Beji, Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State, has reportedly claimed the lives of five people, including three siblings. The confrontation began on Monday after a farmer was found dead in his field, a day after he had complained about herders grazing their cattle on his crops.
In a series of successful operations across the country, troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralized several terrorists, arrested suspected kidnappers of a retired Army officer, and recovered a significant cache of arms, ammunition, as well as terrorists’ logistics. These operations have in a significant measure, dealt a blow to terrorists’ activities in the affected communities.
Fresh diphtheria outbreak claims 40 lives in Kano – Daily Trust
A new outbreak of diphtheria has claimed the lives of more than 40 people, mostly children, in Kano State. Several dozen others have been hospitalised due to the disease. When our correspondent visited the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) on Wednesday around 2:00 PM, all three wards were filled with patients, and many others were waiting in line to see a doctor.
Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for vaccines continues | Africanews
Africa is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases with nearly 4,000 reported in the past week, the continent’s public health body said Tuesday as it repeated a plea for long-awaited vaccines whose arrival this week in the most affected country, Congo, has been delayed. Eighty-one deaths from mpox were reported in Africa in the past week, bringing the total cases and deaths to 22,863 and 622, respectively, Dr. Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told an online briefing.
Burkina Faso nationalises two gold mines, ending legal dispute between rival companies | Africanews
Until Tuesday 27th August 2024, the Boungou and Wahgnion gold mines in Burkina Faso were owned by an African mining company. However Ouagadougou has agreed a deal to nationalise the mines for around $80 million. Endeavour Mining, which agreed to sell Boungou and Wahgnion to Lilium last year for more than $300 million, had accused its rival of missing payments. Meanwhile Lilium argued that London-listed Endeavour had misrepresented and hidden financial information about the mines. However as part of Tuesday’s agreement, the companies are to abandon their legal cases against each other.
Nigerians find new way to cope with stress as rage rooms become popular | Africanews
In Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, people are finding their reset button in a “rage room” where they pay to smash electronics and furniture with a sledgehammer as a break from the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. The Shadow Rage Room, apparently the first of its kind in Nigeria, offers “a safe space” for people to let out pent-up emotions. For 7,500 naira ($5 US dollars), customers are left alone with protective gear and a sledgehammer or bat in a room for a 30-minute session with the items that are later recycled. At the end of one session of smashing, Olaribigbe Akeem, comes out sweating but relieved and visibly happy.
Crash food prices in 1 month, FG tells traders – Daily Trust
The federal government has given a one-month moratorium to traders and market associations involved in fixing exploitative prices on goods and services in the country to crash the prices. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr Tunji Bello, gave this directive in Abuja yesterday at a stakeholders’ engagement on exploitative pricing. He vowed that the commission would begin enforcement after the moratorium.
OIC expresses solidarity with African countries affected by floods (trtworld.com)
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed solidarity with the governments and peoples of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Chad which have witnessed devastating floods since August 16. In a statement posted on X on Saturday, OIC Secretary-General Hissen Brahim Taha called on member states and the competent institutions of the OIC, as well as other international partners, to provide all possible emergency assistance to support the affected countries.
Nigeria becomes first African country to obtain Mpox vaccines | Africanews
Nigeria has become the first African country to obtain mpox vaccines. It received 10,000 doses vaccine from the United States of America. Nigerian authorities have reportedly prioritized five states (Bayelsa, Edo, Cross-River, Lagos, and Rivers) with the highest burden of mpox cases. Mpox cases have been confirmed in more than 10 of Nigeria’s 36 states. The ceremonial signing in Abuja Tuesday (Aug. 27), came one week after the World Health Organisation declared a global health emergency.
WHO Regional Committee for Africa meets as plan to tackle Mpox is unveiled | Africanews
The 74th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa kicked off on Monday (Aug. 26) in Brazzaville, The Congo. During 5 days, nearly 1,000 delegates including the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as well as health ministers from 47 member-countries will meet. Among the pressing issues is the global Mpox epidemics, WHO Regional Director for Africa confirmed. “I think what people should take first of all is our great determination to do something about mpox, and to do something differently from what has happened in the past. So we are working very hard in the background with the member states, we have supported many of them to develop plans.”
Niger: Torrential rains cut off Niamey from the rest of the country | Africanews
In the village of N’Dounga Tarey, about fifteen kilometers from Niamey, the aftermath of the heavy rains recorded a week ago is still visible. The houses have turned into ruins of collapsed buildings. Idrissa Issoufou Souley, a resident of the village, gazes upon the damage caused by the downpour. “In N’Dounga Tarey, we had more than 12 houses collapse due to the heavy rain. We did not suffer any loss of life, but there were material damages such as houses, millet fields, and rice fields,” said Idrissa Issoufou Souley, a resident of N’Dounga Tarey. The main road to the capital has been split in two, while two other roads are submerged. As a result, Niamey is cut off, not only from the interior but also from essential goods like fuel.
Edo records 8 cases of cholera as Lassa fever kills 36 – Daily Trust
The Edo State Government has reported eight suspected cases of cholera following a recent surge in cases just as Lassa fever caused 36 deaths in the state since the beginning of 2024. The Director of Public Health at the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr Ojeifo Stephenson, who disclosed this, said the suspected cases were identified last Thursday among 16 patients admitted at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH).
Four Nigerians jailed in UK for forging 2,000 marriage documents | Africanews
Four Nigerian nationals have been sentenced to prison in the UK after being convicted of forging over 2,000 marriage certificates to aid illegal immigration. The individuals, identified as Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade (41), Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo (38), Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi (31), and Adekunle Kabir (54), were sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court in London on Tuesday. The UK Home Office revealed that the group was part of an organized crime network that, over a period of more than two years—from March 2019 to May 2023—facilitated fraudulent applications for the EU Settlement Scheme.
Nigerians furious over $100 million presidential jet amid economic struggles | Africanews
The recent purchase of a new $100 million aircraft for President Bola Tinubu has sparked widespread outrage among Nigerians. Many see this as a glaring example of a government out of touch with the daily struggles of its people, as the country faces its worst economic crisis in decades. For ordinary Nigerians, who are grappling with soaring prices and widespread poverty, the sight of the shiny new Airbus A330 on the tarmac in Nice, France, was a bitter pill to swallow. “They ask us to tighten our belts while he splurges on a jet,” one frustrated citizen wrote on social media. Another added, “This purchase shows just how disconnected the president is from the suffering of Nigerians.”
Cows block Nigeria’s capital as climate change displaces Herders | Africanews
At an intersection seven miles from the presidential villa, frustrated drivers honk as a herd of cattle feeds on the grass beautifying the median strip and slowly marches across the road, their hooves clattering against the asphalt. For the teenage herder guiding them, Ismail Abubakar, it is just another day, and for most drivers stuck in the traffic, it’s a familiar scene unfolding in Nigeria’s capital Abuja. Abubakar and his cattle’s presence in the city centre is not out of choice but of necessity. His family are originally from Katsina State in northern Nigeria, where a changing climate turned grazing lands into barren desert. He moved to Idu — a rural, bushy and less developed part of Abuja — many years ago. But it now hosts housing estates, a vast railway complex and various industries.
NEDC, NPC collaborate on out-of-school children in N/East – Daily Trust
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) and the National Population Commission (NPC) have expressed willingness to address the issue of out-of-school children in the North East using data. Speaking during a visit to the liaison office of NEDC, the Managing Director/CEO of NEDC, Mohammed Alkali, said NPC was a good source of data, adding that collaborating with them would ensure NEDC worked efficiently in the delivery of its mandate.
Food security fears as rain stays away in northern Cameroon | Africanews
As northern Cameroon, faces a dramatic drop in rainfall, farmers in the town of Pitoa are suffering. Dandy Emma, who grows maize and millet on eight hectares of land, has lost a large part of his production even though it is just the beginning of the growing season. “There is very little rain. On the millet field, everything is already dry. Last year I harvested between 7 and 8 bags per car, but this year, as you’ve seen, it hasn’t rained,” he said. “Behind me here is the maize field and it’s the same thing too. I usually harvest between 8 and 10 bags, but this year it’s not going well because of the lack of rain.”
The Nigerian Armed Forces are playing a pivotal role in boosting oil production and fostering economic activities across the country, according to General Christopher Gwabin Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff. According to a statement by Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusau, the defence spokesperson, General Musa made this statement during a visit from the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on August 27, 2024.
Spain commits €50 million to address migrant crisis in Canary Islands | Africanews
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez travelled to the Canary Islands on Friday to meet with regional President Fernando Clavijo as the archipelago continues to face a high number of migrant arrivals and struggles to care for thousands of unaccompanied minors. Sánchez’s minister for territorial policy and democratic memory Ángel Victor Torres, who is also the former regional president of the Canaries, spoke after the meeting on behalf of Sánchez’s government. He said the discussions were fruitful and announced 50 million euros to the archipelago, extra financial help that had been given in previous years. While adult migrants end up leaving the islands for mainland Spain and other parts of Europe following their arrival, unaccompanied minors are the responsibility of the regional government.
Flood: Kaduna govt urges residents to evacuate flood-prone areas – Yerwa Express News (yen.ng)
Kaduna State Government has appealed to residents living in flood-prone areas to evacuate immediately, following the devastating flood that affected Sabon-Gari and Zaria Local Government Areas recently. Usman Mazadu, the Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), gave the directive at a media briefing in Kaduna on Wednesday.
The Police Command in Kaduna State said its operatives have intercepted 15 unsewn military camouflage and detained two suspected car thieves in Kaduna. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, on Tuesday in Kaduna. Mr Hassan said, “On Aug 25, around 1:20 PM, during a routine patrol and stop-and-search operation on the Birnin Gwari-Kaduna Highway, police operatives stopped a vehicle and found a black leather bag containing 15 pieces of unsewn military camouflage materials.”
At least 6 killed, 10,000 displaced in Nigeria following heavy rains | Africanews
At least six people are known to have died in flooding in northern Nigeria on Monday which has left at least 10,000 homeless across 11 communities. Officials in flood-prone Adamawa State are worried by the downpours that have caused latest flooding, because the rainy season is yet to peak. The rains cause rivers such as the Benue to overflow, leading to widespread inundation of communities, farmlands, and infrastructure. “Due to climate change and a lot of other factors, the floods have come earlier than we expected and it caught a lot of our people unawares,” said Adamawa State Deputy Governor Kaletapwa Farauta.
Peace and Security
The Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen. Christopher Musa, is currently in Niger Republic for a meeting with the Nigerien Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Mousa Barmo. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, made this known to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. The photographs released by Mr Gusau on the visit revealed that Mr Musa was received by the Nigerien Chief of Defence Staff. Recall that Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS.
Spain’s PM seeks to stem surge in illegal migrants, visits West Africa | Africanews
Spain’s prime minister announced a series of agreements with the West African nation of Mauritania on Tuesday to stem a surge in migrants making the dangerous Atlantic journey to the Canary Islands. Speaking alongside Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani in the capital Nouakchott, Pedro Sánchez said Spain will expand its circular migration program to Mauritanians and renewed cooperation between the two nations’ security forces to combat people smuggling and trafficking networks. “Migration is not a problem,” Sánchez said, openly recognizing the need for migrant workers in Spain’s aging society.
NIREC urges action against killings, abductions – Daily Trust
The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III; and the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has expressed sadness over the increase in the level of insecurity in the country. In a joint statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, the council lamented that the rates at which banditry, abductions and killings were increasing in the country were beyond alarming, thus the need to bring the heinous acts to an end.
The Sokoto state government has appealed to the leader of Human Right Organizations for Africa to help it drag the killers of the District Head of Gatawa and their collaborators to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Reacting to the two weeks ultimatum the group gave it to sack the state Commissioner for Security and pay compensation to the family of the monarch who was gruesomely murdered by his abductors, the state government said the threat was wrongly channeled.
CCC Demands Immediate Action over Nigeria’s Kidnapping Epidemic – PRNigeria News
The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) has sounded the alarm on Nigeria’s escalating kidnapping crisis, urging the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency to address the national security threat. The Chairman of the CCC, Major General Chris Olukolade (Rtd), in a press release, expressed concern that the situation will degenerate into a crisis if left unchecked, endangering innocent lives and undermining national security.
Four years ago this month, a group of Malian soldiers descended on a military base in Kati, close to the capital Bamako, arrested their most senior leaders, and seized weapons from the armoury. Shortly after, they stormed Bamako in trucks, where they detained then-President Aboubakar Keita, as Malians jubilated in the streets. The August 18, 2020, coup d’etat came after weeks of protests against
ECOWAS convenes joint strategic meeting for funding peace, security – Yerwa Express News (yen.ng)
The ECOWAS Peace Fund, EPF, on Tuesday in Abuja convened a Joint Strategic Consultation Meeting with partners and stakeholders, aimed at addressing the challenges of funding peace and security in the subregion. The EPF seeks to provide support for ECOWAS’ activities and initiatives, including conflict prevention, management, resolution, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and recovery.
6 Polish students and a lecturer freed from detention in Nigeria | Africanews
Six Polish students and a lecturer from the Warsaw University who were detained in Nigeria during protests there have been released, the Polish foreign ministry said Wednesday. They are in good health and will be returning home this week. The ministry’s spokesman, Pawel Wronski, said the seven Polish citizens have had their passports, laptops and belongings returned and were staying at the university campus in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, waiting for the trip back. The seven were in northern Nigeria to take part in a program to study the Hausa language. They were detained earlier this month in the state of Kano during a political protest, allegedly for carrying Russian flags, Nigeria’s secret service said.
The Nigeria Immigration Service has ordered the immediate repatriation of a Zimbabwean cleric, Eben Nhiwatawi for allegedly violating immigration laws. This is contained in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo, on Wednesday in Abuja. The cleric was apprehended by Operatives of the NIS on August 24 in Yola, Adamawa for allegedly violation of Immigration protocols.
Nigeria, Egypt Deepen Collaboration on Defence Industry Cooperation – PRNigeria News The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Arab Republic of Egypt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen defence industry cooperation. The sighing ceremony was held at the Ministry of Defence Ship House Abuja, after a brief visit by the delegation to the office of the Honourable Minister of Defence H.E. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar CON mni. The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence, Dr Ibrahim Abubakar kana mni, signed for Nigeria while the Assistant Minister of Defence of Egypt, Major General Walid Hamouda signed for Egypt.
Tinubu to visit China, meet President Xi Jinping – Yerwa Express News (yen.ng)
President Bola Tinubu will depart for Beijing, China, in the first week of September, during which he will sign several MOUs with President Xi Jinping, his Chinese counterpart. The President’s Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said this while briefing State House correspondents on Tuesday. He said the President would also visit two major Chinese corporations, Huawei Technologies, as well as the China Railway and Construction Corporation (CRCC).
Humanitarian
31.8m Nigerians suffering from acute food insecurity – Report – Daily Trust
Over 31.8 million Nigerians are suffering from acute food insecurity compounded by malnutrition among women and children in the country. According to statistics provided by the 2024 Cadre Harmonise report, the surge in food commodity prices is due to the removal of fuel subsidy, in addition to security challenges, that has placed millions of Nigerians in a precarious situation.
With aid underfunded, Sudanese refugees in Chad face more misery | Africanews
As fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces grinds on, civilians have been fleeing violence in Darfur to neighbouring Chad. But more misery awaits them there. “There is no food, nothing to drink, no money. Healthcare was provided by Doctors Without Borders for three or four months, and water for two months only,” says one displaced woman. Those fleeing the ongoing civil war are joining their compatriots who fled during ethnic violence in Darfur that began as far back as 2003. With a growing population of refugees, conditions are stark and resources needed to sustain the sheer number of people are not available.
Abuja – In recent weeks, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) facilities in northern Nigeria have recorded an extraordinary increase in admissions of severely malnourished children with life-threatening complications, with two times more admissions than last year in some locations. This is horrifying, as the high influx of patients, and the increase in acute malnutrition that accompanies it, is occurring before the usual peak in July.
Mobilization and economic development
China-Africa summit nears as Beijing seeks to bolster relations with Africa | Africanews
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong said on Friday that now is “the right time” to deepen cooperation between China and Africa, ahead of an upcoming China-Africa summit in Beijing next month. Chen told a press conference on Friday that China and Africa should use the meeting to sound a “strong voice” for the Global South in the reform of global governance. “Currently, a once-in-a-century change is accelerating and the world has entered a period of turbulence and transformation,” said Chen. “China and African countries are both important members of the Global South, and Africa is experiencing a new awakening by actively promoting the process of unity, self-improvement, and integration,” he added. Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) on September 5th, China’s foreign ministry announced on Friday.
South Africa’s Johan Rupert overtakes Dangote as Africa’s richest man | Africanews
South African luxury goods magnate Johann Rupert has become Africa’s wealthiest person, overtaking Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote, who previously held the top position. Rupert, 74, controls the world’s largest luxury watchmaker, Cie Financiere Richemont, through a family trust. This Switzerland-based company owns prestigious brands like Jaeger-LeCoultre and Cartier. According to the latest figures from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Rupert’s net worth has climbed to $14.3 billion, pushing him ahead of Dangote, whose fortune has dropped to $13.4 billion.
IMF hinges Nigeria’s 3.1% economic growth outlook on stronger reforms – Yerwa Express News (yen.ng)
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, says achieving Nigeria’s projected 3.1 per cent economic growth outlook for 2024 is dependent on implementation of stronger reforms. Dr Christian Ebeke, IMF Resident Representative, said this at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, International Business Conference and Expo 2024 with the theme: “Invest Nigeria”, on Tuesday in Lagos.
Tinubu will transmit whistleblowing policy to National Assembly soon –Edun – Daily Trust
President Bola Tinubu will soon present the whistleblowing policy to the National Assembly for legislative action, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has revealed. Edun made the disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja during a meeting tagged “Implementing the whistle-blowing policy in Nigeria: Issues, challenges and the way forward.”
Mpox outbreak in Africa: Looming economic crisis {Business Africa} | Africanews
The spread of Mpox in Africa, particularly in North Kivu, poses a severe threat to economic stability. With over 17,000 cases and 570 deaths reported this year in the DRC alone, the outbreak is alarming. The crisis has the potential to disrupt supply chains, strain tourism, and deter foreign investment, which are critical for economic growth and stability in the region.
