DAY 4

Deborah Nzuva

Mother of four in Rwampara

Prof Pierre Akilimali

In charge of the Ebola response

Annabelle Nissi

Clothing trader in Bunia

Dr Justus Nsio

Africa CDC field incident manager

Prof Placide Mbala

Head of laboratory operations

Africa CDC

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

What strain of Ebola is involved?

Bundibugyo

How many confirmed Ebola cases are there?

3,360

How many Ebola deaths are there?

1,487

What is the Ebola case fatality rate?

About 45%

How many provinces are affected?

Five

When was the Ebola outbreak officially declared?

15 May

How many previous Ebola outbreaks has the DRC had?

16

How many people were infected in the previous worst Ebola outbreak?

3,470 - prev = 4, worst = 70 %

When was the previous worst Ebola outbreak?

2018-2020

Who is in charge of the Ebola response?

Prof Pierre Akilimali

What institute is Pierre Akilimali from?

NPHI

Where are cases rising at 100-150 per week?

Bunia and Rwampara health zones

How many treatment centres have been built?

More than 20

Who is the Africa CDC field incident manager?

Dr Justus Nsio

When did vaccine trials begin?

Early July

How many people were enrolled by July 15?

About 20

How long could the vaccine trials last?

Up to four months

Who heads laboratory operations?

Prof Placide Mbala

Which neighbouring country sent experts?

Uganda

Which border regions were specifically mentioned?

Tchomia and Kasenyi

Ilaria Allegrozzi

Senior Sahel researcher at Human Rights Watch

FLA

Azawad Liberation Front

ACLED

Armed Conflict Location & Event Data

Africa Corps

Russian military formation established by Russia's Defence Ministry

What organisation did Africa Corps largely take over activities from?

Wagner Group

What Russian group was accused of the Mali attack?

Africa Corps

Where did the attack occur?

Kyrnia

Which region is Kyrnia in?

Mopti

When did the attack occur?

June 15

What aircraft was used in the Mali strike?

Sukhoi Su-24

Which Islamist group controlled Kyrnia?

JNIM

How long had JNIM reportedly controlled the village?

Six years

How many JNIM fighters were reportedly in Kyrnia?

At least 100

Which separatist group joined JNIM?

Azawad Liberation Front, or FLA

Which organisation investigated the Mali strike?

Human Rights Watch

Which organisations called for investigations into possible war crimes?

The United Nations and Amnesty International

What did ACLED report?

Mali's military and Russian paramilitary fighters killed 918 civilians last year

Who is the HRW Sahel researcher quoted?

Ilaria Allegrozzi

How many jobs did BMW announce it would cut?

8,000

What percentage of BMW's workforce is 8,000 jobs?

About 5%

How many employees does BMW have?

154,000 ( BMW - 154 = a dumb employee)

Where is BMW based?

Munich

Which two brands does BMW own?

Mini and Rolls-Royce

How much did BMW sales in China fall?

30% year-on-year in the three months to June

Since when were BMW's China deliveries at their lowest?

2017

By what percentage did BMW's second-quarter profit fall?

35%

What was BMW's second-quarter net profit?

€1.2 billion

BMW revenue

€31 billion

What was BMW's revenue after falling from €34 billion?

€31 billion

How many additional jobs is Porsche cutting?

5,000

By when is Porsche cutting the additional jobs?

2035

Where is Porsche's main production plant?

Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen

Where is Porsche's R&D centre?

Weissach

How many Porsche jobs were previously targeted in Stuttgart?

1,900 target 19

How many fixed-term Porsche contracts were to expire?

2,000 - 2 yrs left of school

How many people does Porsche employ?

Nearly 41,800

What percentage of Porsche employees are in Germany?

About 85%

Which company plans to cut up to 100,000 jobs?

Volkswagen

How many German factories does Volkswagen want to close?

Four

What was Volkswagen's original job-cut target?

50,000

What is Volkswagen's global workforce?

630,000 VW= 63

What is Volkswagen's workforce including Chinese joint ventures?

680,000 VW=63 + china = solid - 50

Which German state owns 20% of Volkswagen's voting stake?

Lower Saxony

What special power does Lower Saxony have at Volkswagen?

It can veto major decisions

Why is China's EV industry hurting German manufacturers?

Chinese EV-makers are increasing competition and reducing German sales and pricing power

Martin Wolters

Rhine Waterways and Shipping Authority official

Peter Magyar

Hungarian Prime Minister

Which three major rivers reached record or very low levels?

Rhine, Danube and Po

Where does the Rhine begin?

Swiss Alps

Where does the Rhine empty?

North Sea

Which river flows through 10 countries?

Danube

What percentage of Rhine stations had extremely low water?

44%

What percentage of Danube stations had extremely low water?

78%

What was the Kaub water depth?

25 cm

What year was the previous Kaub record?

2018

Why is Kaub important?

It is a key indicator of Rhine navigability and how heavily cargo vessels can be loaded

Near which city is Kaub?

Koblenz

What happened to Danube levels?

They fell to their lowest in 30 years in several countries

Which country had to shut its only nuclear power plant?

Hungary

Why was Hungary's nuclear plant affected?

Insufficient water for cooling

What did Serbia do because of low water levels?

Cut coal-fired power output

because cooling systems were disrupted

What did Romania do to increase water flow to the Cernavoda nuclear plant?

Carried out a controlled explosion on a large rock

Near which city did the Po reach a historic low?

Cremona

What environmental problem occurred at the mouth of the Po?

Saltwater entered the riverbed

What did saltwater intrusion affect?

Ecosystems and farmers' irrigation

What causes climate change to make drought more likely?

Higher temperatures increase evaporation

What did Copernicus say about the 2022 drought?

increased wildfire activity

and higher-than-average carbon emissions

What organisation monitors European drought?

EU Drought Observatories

What organisation provides climate monitoring?

Copernicus Climate Service