Water & Sanitation Investment: Burundi launched a $90m clean water and sanitation project near Lake Tanganyika in Ruziba, co-financed by the World Bank and the government, targeting about 615,000 people from 2028 with a 60,000 m³/day pumping and treatment plant plus rural water and sanitation upgrades. Ebola Response & Border Measures: Africa CDC says the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak across DRC and Uganda has hit 894 confirmed cases and 204 deaths in a month, and is pushing AU members to strengthen exit screening at airports, seaports and major land crossings while warning that blanket travel bans can backfire. Regional Funding Push: A high-level AU push is mobilizing resources for a $518m response plan; the EU announced Ksh74.1bn (€493m), the US said it has provided $375m (about Sh48bn) for Africa’s Ebola response, and South Africa pledged to raise its contribution to $13.5m. Energy & Power Access: Burundi inaugurated the Mulembwe hydropower plant, adding 17MW after nearly 12 years, while the World Bank/AfDB reported “Mission 300” has connected 50m people to electricity across 40 countries. Digital Connectivity: Seacom launched a high-capacity terrestrial network route linking Nairobi and Kampala to ease capacity constraints and support the region’s growing cloud, finance and cross-border trade demand. Anti-Fraud in Banking: KCB dismissed 60+ staff tied to insider fraud and account manipulation, highlighting internal control risks across its East Africa operations including Burundi.