AGP Executive Report
Last update: 35 minutes agoNigeria Rights Pressure: SERAP and CISLAC renewed calls for Omoyele Sowore’s immediate release and urged charges to be dropped after allegations of assault and manhandling by security operatives around his court appearance. Kenya Protest Crackdown: Police sealed off central Nairobi and used tear gas to block Gen Z protest commemorations marking two years since June 2024 unrest, with a watchdog citing at least 127 deaths. Ebola Watch: Africa CDC urged sustained vigilance after France confirmed an imported Bundibugyo Ebola case linked to a DRC health worker, as DRC and Uganda continue reporting cases. Finance & Trade: Nigeria floated a pan-African payment card to enable direct transfers between African currencies, cutting dollar dependence, while OCP raised 5bn dirhams via a fully subscribed perpetual bond issue. Agriculture Modernisation: Togo secured €108.3m from AFC to mechanise farming under its Agricultural Modernization Program. Security Planning: Nigeria’s army chief called for wargaming and new strategies to tackle mass abductions, including how state policing could reshape responses. EV Transition: Experts warned Africa risks falling behind the electric vehicle shift without faster infrastructure and industrial policy.
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