Guinea-Russia Ties: Guinea has confirmed it will attend the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow in October, with Conakry signaling deeper cooperation beyond ceremony—into logistics, minerals, and port-linked activity. Ebola Finance Pressure: New reporting argues the IMF’s crisis tools still lag behind fast-moving outbreaks, pointing to Ebola in the DRC as a test of whether debt and relief systems can respond quickly enough. DRC Ebola Update: The DRC’s Ebola outbreak has reached 2,325 deaths and 4,945 confirmed cases, with the death toll now surpassing the 2018–2020 peak. Liberia Deportation Deal: Liberia says it will accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the US over the next year, starting with an initial group of 20, framed as “guests” with options to depart or seek asylum. Liberia Drug Probe Tension: A senator in Liberia demands equal accountability in the anti-drugs fight after police asked him to provide evidence tied to claims about senior officials and cocaine cases. Regional Governance Debate: A study on coups and corruption argues military takeovers worsen corruption control, challenging the “clean government” promise that often sells coups to crowds.