AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoZambia Election Watch: Polls opened for Zambia’s presidential vote as voters weigh Hakainde Hichilema’s economic reforms against high living costs and concerns over shrinking space for dissent. Ebola Emergency in DRC: WHO warns eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak could surpass the 2014–16 West Africa disaster, with thousands already infected and deaths mounting amid conflict and weak health access. Football Governance: CAF president Patrice Motsepe says FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s future should be decided by member associations at the March 2027 election, pushing back on calls for resignation. Education & Skills: Nigeria orders polytechnics to phase out non-technical programmes as it reshapes TVET toward industry-relevant, outcome-based training. Energy & Industry: UAE’s Global South Utilities inaugurates a 50MW solar-plus-storage plant in Central African Republic, boosting power capacity for hundreds of thousands of households. Deep-Sea Mining: Six African countries now back a precautionary pause on deep-seabed mining over gaps in science and governance. Tech & Work: Staffbase launches Middle East and Africa data hosting to help enterprises deploy locally hosted employee platforms.
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