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On November 22, the State Department and the CDC both lowered their travel advisory and travel health notice for Rwanda from Level 3 to Level 2 in response to the current status of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbrea...

In recent weeks, Marburg virus disease (MVD) has spread across Rwanda with 58 confirmed cases and 13 deaths as of October 10. The Government of Rwanda declared an outbreak of MVD on September 27, and cases have been reco...

In recent months, the clade Ib strain of mpox has spread across Central Africa with over 14,250 cases recorded this year by the African Centers for Disease and Control Prevention (Africa CDC). On August 14, the Africa CD...

This OSAC report format provides a brief update on recent events in Sub-Saharan Africa

The March 23 Movement (M23), a Rwanda-backed, UN- and U.S.-sanctioned armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) gained significant territorial control in the region in the past several months and cont...

A recent resurgence of violence between the March 23 Movement (M23) armed group and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is likely to continue as the group seeks to pressure the DRC Government to upho...

Continued engagement by Rwandan security forces against Islamic State-affiliates in Mozambique will likely increase the threat of future incidents in Kigali and other Rwandan cities. This possibility is highlighted by th...

This security snapshot looks at an early October attack by armed militants conducted near Volcanoes National Park, home to Rwanda’s mountain gorillas and popular with foreign tourists. At least 14 people died in the atta...

The following country-specific summaries are intended to give a snapshot of the current situation or preparatory efforts regarding Ebola. These summaries do not include geopolitical context but are instead focused on the...

Rift Valley Fever (RVF) has been reported in several east African countries and has resulted in human casualties.

The August 4 Rwandan presidential election almost certainly will result in incumbent President Paul Kagame winning a third seven-year term, despite a challenge by the opposition Democratic Green Party and criticism from...

Leadership elections in Africa often raise the possibility of civil unrest. Even in instances when the electoral process goes relatively smoothly, the affected state will often experience some disruptions that could impa...

Hacktivist group Anonymous and multiple affiliates launched a new series of cyberattacks on January 31, claiming a desire to fight corruption in Africa with online protest. The hackers named both public and private organ...

Burundi’s Presidential elections in July concluded relatively peacefully with victory by incumbent president Pierre Nkurunziza, a predictable outcome given the low turnout and election boycott by the opposition. Since th...

This interactive product is a compilation of information from previous OSAC reporting on Ebola and Department of State messaging by country.

This is the third of three papers on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that has killed more than 1,000 people. The Department of State, the CDC, and WHO have issued various messages and guidance about the outbreak. This...

On November 20, the M23 rebel group seized control of Goma, the provincial capital and economic center of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), following the retreat of Congolese national army troops (FARDC...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting recent security incidents along Rwanda’s northwestern border with the DRC, an ongoing Boko...

Since mid-November, three separate security incidents have occurred along Rwanda’s northwestern border with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The incidents left four civilians dead and injured others. The first incid...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting recent outbreaks of violence by radical Islamists and suspected criminal elements in Tunisi...