AGP Executive Report
Last update: a day agoAfDB Annual Meetings in Brazzaville: The bank says Morocco has overtaken South Africa as Africa’s top industrial economy in its 2025 African Industrialisation Index, crediting Morocco’s export diversification and long-running industrial policy. Ebola in Congo: Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba reports suspected cases rising to 1,028 (225 confirmed), as WHO warns against border bans and urges sanitary measures and support for affected areas. Funding pressure: Africa CDC says partner commitments for the emergency response have fallen from nearly $500m to about $290m, sparking anger over withdrawn pledges. Aviation push: Congo’s Minister Festus Keyamo signed an LOI with Nigeria and the AfDB to advance a $7bn Integrated Aviation Transformation Programme, including reforms to boost investor confidence. Regional integration: AfDB President Sidi Ould Tah praised Congo’s move to abolish visa requirements for all Africans entering the country. Governance & rights: Afrobarometer finds media freedom and freedom of speech are uneven across Africa, with Congo-Brazzaville among places where “complete” freedom is scarce. Local accountability: Civil society in Cyprus demands an independent probe into a migrant death during an immigration raid in Larnaca.
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