Ebola & Schools: The DRC is preparing for school reopening on 1 September while Ebola and insecurity complicate classrooms, with the Education Ministry rolling out 78 pilot school canteens and “citizen monitoring clubs,” and warning that reopening will vary by risk zones. Ebola Response: Health authorities began vaccinating frontline workers in Kisangani (Tshopo) using the Ervebo vaccine under a compassionate-use framework, as the outbreak—driven by the Bundibugyo strain—keeps climbing, with the latest figures putting confirmed cases above 6,000 and deaths near 3,000. Politics & Dialogue: President Félix Tshisekedi launched a national dialogue meant to start in all 26 provinces and end in Kinshasa within three months, but the main opposition Article 64 coalition rejected it, saying it’s a route to entrench a third term and excluding key armed actors. Accountability in Passport Scandal: Belgium’s court in Brussels has referred Semlex and 14 defendants to criminal trial over alleged bribery, money laundering and tax fraud tied to Congo biometric passports. Urban Mobility: Kinshasa’s revived sky-blue urban train is back after nearly 15 years, easing some traffic but drawing complaints over overcrowding and heat. Regional Diplomacy: Morocco and the DRC reaffirmed sovereignty and territorial integrity, while Turkey’s Erdogan held calls with Tshisekedi and Kagame on Great Lakes security. Infrastructure Deal: Kinshasa signed a concession contract with Mota-Engil Africa for the Dilolo–Sakania railway linking to Angola’s Lobito corridor.