AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoSADC Summit in Durban: Leaders meet for the 46th Ordinary Summit under “resilient, sustainable and inclusive industrialisation,” with infrastructure, agriculture and critical minerals transformation front and centre, and South Africa set to take the chair for 2026/27. Migration and trade friction: Pretoria is pushing for ratification of the Protocol on the Facilitation of Movement of Persons and a stronger push on intra-SADC trade and local beneficiation, but migration is contested as a stand-alone agenda item. Security on the ground: Durban is under tight security ahead of a planned anti-immigrant march near the ICC. Madagascar energy supply: Madagascar received the first major state diesel shipment from Nigeria (67 million litres) to keep JIRAMA power plants running and to break the private import monopoly. Connectivity leap (DRC): Airtel Africa and Starlink launched Africa’s first satellite-to-phone service in the DRC, enabling compatible phones to connect directly where coverage is weak. Public health: Rubella vaccination coverage reached 73% of infants globally, but Africa still carries most of the remaining birth-defect burden.
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