AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoDigital Entrepreneurship: UN ECA launched a four-year initiative to boost women’s participation in the digital economy in Namibia, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and the Republic of Congo, training 1,000+ women in digital and financial skills while supporting 200+ policymakers with workshops, an online learning platform, and study tours. Green Tech Costs: A new global study using AI and satellite mapping found that mining for “green energy” minerals can damage forests and biodiversity, mapping 70,000 mining sites and linking extraction to major forest loss in regions including the Congo Basin. Biodiversity Discovery: Scientists confirmed a new monkey species in the Congo Basin—Colobus congoensis (“Likweli”)—after years of sightings and DNA work, highlighting how much remains unknown in Central Africa’s forests. Health Watch (Congo): Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed 1,000 deaths, with 2,536 confirmed cases and 1,033 deaths reported as the outbreak spreads faster than the 2014–2016 crisis. Critical Minerals & Conflict: The WTO warned that rising demand for critical minerals can fuel violence and poverty, citing illegal mining and smuggling impacts in eastern Congo.
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