Ebola Response in the Great Lakes: Africa CDC says the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is still the fastest-growing on the continent, with DRC and Uganda deaths now above 600 and major gaps in safe burial capacity, financing, and healthcare worker safety; it also notes no confirmed cases in Rwanda or Burundi, though surveillance is heightened. Burundi–Russia Health Cooperation: In Bujumbura, President Ndayishimiye and Russia’s Lavrov agreed to back African-led peace efforts and discussed cooperation across sectors including health, with Russia pledging support for Ebola testing ahead of the October Russia–Africa Summit. Heart Care for Children: Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (BMH) and the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI) report minimally invasive heart surgery on three Burundian children, a first for paediatric patients referred from outside Tanzania. Market Fire in Ngozi: A fire destroyed much of Ngozi’s main market, leaving one person dead and prompting rehabilitation plans and a health-services commission to assess losses and causes. Reproductive Health Award: UNFPA named a Senegalese fistula specialist for individual recognition and honored a Burundi foundation for work improving reproductive health and community access to care. Youth Arrests in Bujumbura: SOS Médias Burundi reports more than 80 young people arrested in downtown Bujumbura, with families and rights groups alleging intimidation and arbitrary detentions.