African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf welcomed the agreement to bring Formula 1 to Rwanda as "a significant milestone for African sport" and commended Kigali, 10 days after the deal was announced and Congo objected.
Congo and South Sudan agreed to share Ebola surveillance and communication data every week at the Aba border, WHO says. Aba has no cases yet, but only five of 11 planned entry points work, and it lacks protective gear, isolation space and an ambulance.
WHO says reports last week put Ebola deaths at 15 a day in Mangina, North Kivu, and that about six in 10 deaths in Congo occur outside health centres. Kenya says all 135 contacts of its fatal case are accounted for.
SADC chair Cyril Ramaphosa opened a virtual Extraordinary Summit on Oct. 21, calling for inclusive dialogue in Madagascar, peace in eastern Congo and preparation for a new El Niño, as leaders met to appoint a deputy executive secretary and elect the security organ's incoming chair.
Uganda says it has no confirmed active Ebola case and will strengthen screening at points of entry. Its health ministry says Nigeria's first patient transited Uganda without symptoms in early October and that where she was exposed is still under investigation.
In Abidjan, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf told President Ouattara that suspension from the AU must not mean abandoning a country's people, and urged states to ratify the AU's cross-border and free movement treaties.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will open a virtual Extraordinary SADC Summit on Oct. 21 at 16h00, where leaders will fill the post of Deputy Executive Secretary for Regional Integration and elect the incoming chair of the bloc's security organ.
AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf says the AU rejects seizing power by force in Congo, welcomes Tshisekedi's inclusive dialogue, and urges respect for the ceasefire and the Doha and Washington peace processes.
The Congo Account: The $17.6 Million at the Heart of the Habba and Grenell Feud Came From a Bank Account Tied to Congo’s Government, The New York Times Reports
The New York Times reports the $17.6 million transfer behind the Habba and Grenell feud came from an account tied to Congo's government. Habba's husband advises Congo's president. Grenell denies taking any money. White House counsel is reviewing.
Congo's foreign minister, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, said Formula One's planned Rwanda Grand Prix would “polish the image of an authoritarian leader” and demanded guarantees that no conflict minerals fund it. The U.S. sanctioned Rwanda's military in March over M23.
Five Great Lakes states endorsed draft rules in Lusaka on Oct. 18 to disarm foreign fighters, as a Rwandan general under U.S. sanctions attended regional defence talks. Here is where the Washington Accords, the sanctions and the minerals deal stand.
The U.S. raised its Kenya travel advisory to Level 3, “Reconsider Travel,” on Oct. 19 after Kenya confirmed eight Ebola cases. Congo’s outbreak has reached 9,552 confirmed cases and 4,602 deaths across eight provinces.