AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoEbola Response in East Africa: EAC health ministers agreed to harmonise Ebola surveillance and protective measures at airports, ports and land borders, and to set up a Regional Technical Taskforce to coordinate the response as cases rise in DRC and Uganda; Travel Safety Alerts: Saint Kitts and Nevis warned citizens to avoid non-essential travel to high-risk African countries including Burundi, and said travellers may be denied entry; Sport Disruption: Kenya’s Eastern Africa U18/U20 Athletics Championships in Arusha were postponed indefinitely due to the Ebola outbreak, with new dates to be announced once Uganda and DR Congo are contained; Regional Connectivity for Tourism: Kenya’s KeNHA started feasibility work for the Mau Summit–Eldoret–Malaba highway (PPP), aimed at better transport links between Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and DR Congo; Visa Watch: A new EU report highlights uneven Schengen visa outcomes, with Burundi noted among countries seeing sharp drops in issued visas, a reminder to plan early and check requirements.
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