AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAU Diplomacy: The 52nd Ordinary Meeting of the African Union Permanent Representatives Committee opened in Addis Ababa, with Burundi’s Ambassador Willy Nyamitwe among key speakers, as AU members discuss closer coordination with regional blocs ahead of an AU mid-year meeting in Egypt (June 24–27). Ebola Response for the Region: The U.S. expanded its Ebola support in Central and East Africa with over $162 million, including screening and surveillance support at points of entry and control in Burundi, the DRC, Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda, while EAC health ministers held urgent talks in Arusha on coordinated regional measures. Burundi Rights Concern: A Great Lakes open letter urges Burundi’s leadership not to extradite Congolese researcher Babunga Benjamin Watuna to the DRC, warning of political persecution risks. Sports & Community: Burundi’s national team gets a boost as former England Premier League striker Saido Berahino joins the coaching staff, while a church concert in Rotherham raised funds for a Burundi clergyman’s work supporting widows, orphans and youth.
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