AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEbola Response: Congo has started Ebola vaccinations in Kisangani, prioritizing frontline workers with the Ervebo vaccine while trials look for a licensed jab for the current strain; officials say the outbreak has reached 5,713 confirmed cases and 2,744 deaths, with insecurity, displacement, and health worker strikes making containment harder. Outbreak Update: New government figures report 317 deaths in the past week, bringing totals to 5,514 cases and 2,642 deaths, as experts warn the real scale could be up to three times higher. Digital Policy & Payments: Apple is adjusting App Store pricing in regions including the Republic of the Congo due to new VAT rules (18%), with developer payouts changing first and consumer prices shifting later. Mobile Money & Regulation: MTN is appointing Ikenna Ikeme as Executive for Group Regulatory Affairs, and the group is also exploring banking licences in markets where mobile-money “floats” are large. Remote Work Snapshot: A Remitly study using LinkedIn listings finds the Republic of the Congo among Africa’s top remote-job markets (95.4%).
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