1. IOM’s Ebola response plan is only 27 percent funded

The International Organization for Migration says its Ebola response plan is only 27 percent funded, constraining surveillance and community support. Save the Children says nearly 1,000 children have died during an outbreak that has killed more than 4,000 people.

2. Wazalendo claim new gains as 29 AFC/M23 combatants reportedly surrender

Wazalendo groups said they retook Changayi, Ruseme and Kasheke in Masisi, while FARDC and allied fighters reported that 29 AFC/M23 combatants surrendered over four days. An uneasy calm returned around Vyanze in Lubero after four days of fighting.

3. African Union facilitators meet AFC/M23 in Goma

African Union facilitators met AFC/M23 leaders as part of a six-month mediation roadmap coordinated with the Doha negotiations between the government and the armed group and the Washington process between the DRC and Rwanda.

4. Two Congo River accidents leave about ten people dead and others missing

A collision between two boats in Équateur province killed about ten people and left others missing. Separately, a barge attached to the Global Express sank at Nganda Musolo in Kinshasa, with several passengers reported missing.

5. Former intelligence chief Kalev Mutond dies in Paris

Kalev Mutond, who led the National Intelligence Agency from 2011 to 2019 and became one of the most powerful security officials of Joseph Kabila’s final years in office, died in Paris at age 69. He had faced European Union sanctions and allegations of arbitrary detention and torture, which he denied.