Ebola Response in the Region: IGAD is urging urgent preparedness across the Horn of Africa as the DR Congo outbreak worsens, calling for stronger cross-border surveillance and harmonized response, with $7m reprogrammed for screening and other urgent measures. WHO on the Ground in Congo: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Kinshasa saying the outbreak “can be stopped” but is “very complex,” citing displacement, food insecurity, equipment shortages, and delayed detection; suspected cases have passed 1,000 and Africa CDC warns multiple countries, including Rwanda and Kenya, are at high risk. Aid and Misinformation Pressure: Health responders say funding shortfalls, lab and protective gear gaps, and community distrust are slowing containment as aid agencies race to deliver supplies to outbreak hotspots. Rwanda Tech & Science Moves: Rwanda and Russia signed a nuclear cooperation MoU covering nuclear medicine, training, and feasibility work toward an SMR-based research reactor and a Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology. Digital Payments Link-Up: Rwanda’s central bank and Cambodia’s announced cross-border payment cooperation to modernize electronic payments and boost trade and tourism connectivity. SME Water Tech: UAE startup Meyahh is using a digital B2B platform to help water treatment SMEs access suppliers and contractors, with clients including Rwanda. Community Tech in Rwanda: World Connect Rwanda inaugurated 12 community-led projects in Musanze, including a computer laboratory and school facilities. Clean Energy Funding Gap: East African clean energy startups say financing access remains the biggest barrier despite growing investor interest.