AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoBusiness Growth: Heirs Holdings says three portfolio firms—Heirs Life Assurance, Redtech, and Heirs General Insurance—ranked in Financial Times Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies 2026, with Heirs Life at 7th in Africa. Peacebuilding & Youth: PressPayNG, with UNESCO support, equipped 200 Nigerian students through a peacebuilding forum that frames youth as “architects of peace,” not passive observers. Health Crisis: Africa CDC confirms an Ebola outbreak in DR Congo’s Ituri, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths, and warns the risk is rising due to mobility and insecurity near Uganda and South Sudan. Regional Mobility: Nigeria begins a 30-day visa-free entry for Rwandans, while Botswana suspends its Gaborone–Windhoek route over losses and pilot shortages. Governance & Rights: Zimbabwe appoints Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza as the country’s first female Chief Justice, and names Justice Paddington Garwe as Deputy Chief Justice. Trade & Industry: Gavi proposes AVMA+ with $189m more support and guaranteed demand for up to 70m doses from African vaccine makers.
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