Media Freedom Under Pressure: The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling for the immediate release of Kinshasa music journalist Virginie Manganga, arrested over an interview tied to allegations involving Fally Ipupa, as rights groups warn DRC is escalating criminal defamation cases. Ebola Response, Cross-Border Focus: WHO says the DRC outbreak remains uncontrolled and increasingly dispersed toward borders, while IOM expands screening at Kinshasa’s Bende-Bende port and Tunisia sends medicines and equipment to support containment. Health Policy & Vaccines: Ebola vaccination has expanded to Ituri, with MSF launching the BRAVO study in Bunia to vaccinate about 20,000 frontline workers and track protection. Electricity Governance: Kinshasa lawmakers summoned SNEL’s CEO over poor power supply and repeated load-shedding, pressing for explanations and fixes. Mining Reform & Investment Push: Reuters reports Kinshasa is preparing a one-stop mining investment agency under the US minerals partnership to centralize registration, licensing, taxes and compliance—aimed at attracting Western capital beyond Chinese dominance. Security & Rights in the East: Amnesty International alleges Rwanda-backed M23 fighters killed 18 artisanal miners and committed torture, forced labour and abuses at coltan and gold sites in North and South Kivu. Mpox Testing Concerns: Swiss researchers say more than a third of PCR-positive mpox results in DRC may be false diagnoses linked to sample contamination, raising stakes for surveillance and treatment decisions. Political Tension & Protests: A justice ministry probe is underway after violence and a death during an anti-government rally against constitutional changes that could enable President Félix Tshisekedi’s third term.