AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoEnergy & Industry Push: Kenya and Aliko Dangote broke ground on the $16bn Dangote East Africa refinery in Lamu, with security tightened at the ceremony as the project targets 700,000 bpd and jobs across East Africa. Power for Growth: Tanzania’s new hydropower boost is framed as the missing ingredient for industrial ambitions, while Nigeria’s Shettima warns the country can’t gamble on electricity security. Local Resilience: Riversdale, South Africa, inaugurated a solar-plus-storage plant aimed at cutting Eskom reliance and moving toward energy independence. Food Security & Land Reform: South Africa’s food insecurity is linked to affordability and unequal land ownership, with calls to use land reform and the Expropriation Act to strengthen access. Violence & Safety: Gauteng is branded South Africa’s mass-killing, kidnapping and illegal-gun hotspot, as lawmakers demand action and better policing capacity. Politics & Elections: Nigeria’s Sokoto residents split on Tinubu at 66; meanwhile, ADC leaders urge women to mobilise voters and warn against vote buying, as opposition groups condemn arrests of “Tinubu Must Go” protesters. Football Governance: Ghana’s Nyaho-Tamakloe calls for GFA boss Kurt Okraku to resign after AFCON qualification setbacks. Climate Adaptation: A World Bank study urges Comoros to invest in fisheries as climate change accelerates coastal erosion and coral bleaching. Global Voice: Nigeria again presses for permanent UNSC seats for Africa at the UNGA.
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