Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief August 4
Africa Intelligence Brief August 4 — Key Facts
—Ebola cases The DR Congo outbreak reached 3,605 cases with 1,587 deaths, making it the country’s largest and fastest-growing Ebola epidemic on record.
—Siege victims Roughly 500,000 civilians are trapped under Rapid Support Forces siege in El-Obeid, Sudan, cut off from humanitarian aid.
—Election date Zambia votes on 13 August with incumbent Hakainde Hichilema facing Brian Mundubile in what analysts call a two-horse race.
