AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoEbola Preparedness: India has activated the Air Suvidha portal for passengers arriving from or transiting through Ebola-affected countries, requiring an online Self-Declaration Form before deboarding, replacing paper checks and building on WHO’s PHEIC call. Burundi in AU Spotlight: The portal move follows India’s announced US$10m support for Africa-led Ebola preparedness, with the AU virtual summit chaired by Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye. Lake Tanganyika Under Threat: Burundi’s lakeside communities face rising risks as untreated wastewater and weak environmental controls continue to foul Lake Tanganyika, while hippos are also killing people—about ten deaths reported in one month—linked to people encroaching on the 150-meter buffer zone. Food Security Pressure: In Burunga province, farmers say fertilizer shortages have turned into a nightmare after they paid for inputs but received none, raising fears of crop losses and a food catastrophe. Local Tensions: In Bubanza, CNDD-FDD members accuse a witchcraft “witch hunt” of endangering them and call for urgent administrative and judicial protection.
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