AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHealth Sovereignty: WHO and African Union leaders urged African-led health sovereignty at the WHO Regional Committee for Africa in Addis Ababa, pushing to cut the continent’s costly reliance on care abroad and strengthen African centres of excellence. Ebola Response: CEPI warned of an $184.8m funding gap in the Bundibugyo virus emergency, even as Africa CDC and WHO launched a continental preparedness and response plan. Digital Finance: Ghana moves to fully operationalise its Virtual Asset Service Providers Act by 2027, with regulators finalising guidelines and sandboxes. Payments Rails: Onafriq plans to scale USDC settlement across 40+ African markets to reduce expensive correspondent-banking fees. Mining Dialogue: Ghana’s National Mining Dialogue drew far more than expected participants, with calls for fairer local benefits and stronger social license. Security & Policing: WAANSA Ghana praised Ghana’s IGP for reforms and intensified action against firearm misuse. Infrastructure Pressure: South Sudan blamed overloaded East African trucks for damage to the Juba–Nimule road, citing axle-load controls ahead of reconstruction. China Ties: Lesotho hailed Chinese scholarships for human capital gains as Somalia hosted a China business forum to attract investment.
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