AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEbola Crisis in Congo: Congo’s confirmed Ebola toll has climbed to 2,011 deaths and 4,381 confirmed cases, with the outbreak spreading fastest on record and the second 1,000 deaths reached in about three weeks as teams struggle to reach remote communities. Deep-Sea Mining Moratorium: Mauritius, Mozambique, and the Republic of Congo joined a precautionary pause on deep-seabed mining at the International Seabed Authority, bringing African support to six countries amid calls for stronger science and governance. Space & Forest Science: Smithsonian and NASA teamed up to study tropical forests across continents using satellite data, aiming to better understand how different rainforest regions store carbon. Climate & Fire Risk: A new analysis warns global forest fires now burn about twice as much forest as two decades ago, with fire-driven tree cover loss rising sharply. Local Tech & AI Governance: Kenya became a founding member of China-led WAICO, a new intergovernmental AI body headquartered in Shanghai, with Congo among the African signatories. Health Security Funding: Congo is included in a World Bank-backed West and Central Africa Health Security Programme (€78.7m loan + $10m grant) to strengthen emergency prevention and response. Drones for Security: Nigeria’s Terra Industries says it’s building drone capacity for African needs, planning a major factory expansion in Ghana to scale up production.
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