AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoPort & Logistics Deal: ICTSI has signed an agreement to buy South Africa’s The Logistics Group (TLG), expanding cargo-handling reach across South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia—an integrated push into agricultural and mineral bulk flows. Critical Minerals Finance: The U.S. DFC is backing Harena Rare Earths’ Ampasindava Ionic Clay Rare Earth Project in Madagascar, aiming to strengthen non-China rare-earth supply for permanent magnets used in EVs, renewables and defense. Trade Remedy for Food Imports: Madagascar has launched a safeguard investigation on certain types of rice, with a formal process for interested parties to submit views and participate in a public hearing. Biosecurity for Pastoral Farms: Madagascar ragwort has been detected in New Zealand’s Wairarapa, a reminder for Madagascar’s own livestock and pasture management risks from invasive toxic weeds. Energy Transition Debate: A commentary challenges the “transition minerals” narrative, arguing that critical-mineral mining claims don’t add up—relevant to how Madagascar frames future mining and energy policy.
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