Eastern Congo Tragedy: A deadly fire in Bukavu killed 29 students and injured others, with dozens of homes destroyed as children and teachers struggled to escape stampeding flames in Kadutu. Ebola Response Pressure: DRC’s Ebola outbreak is at a “tipping point,” with Bundibugyo cases spreading fast since late April in Ituri; officials and partners are scaling surveillance, labs, treatment centers, logistics, and community engagement as deaths mount. Mining Data Control: Kinshasa is tightening state control over geological data, building a national mineral databank from airborne surveys and digitized archives under a $180m mapping push, with access likely to be fee-based—aimed at boosting leverage and reducing exploration risk. Critical Minerals Race: Analysts say Africa’s share of mineral revenue remains low despite huge reserves, as global demand for copper, cobalt, and lithium intensifies between Western partners and China. Air Cargo Disruption: A rare DC-8 freighter overran a Kinshasa runway and suffered collapsed nose gear; no fatalities were reported, but investigations will focus on causes and damage. Health Innovation: DNDi and partners highlight a single-dose sleeping sickness treatment (Acoziborole) with high success rates, targeting neglected populations in DRC. Energy Infrastructure Reality Check: Commentary on Inga hydropower argues the bottleneck is not the dam itself but delivering electricity to paying customers, with most of the country still off-grid.