AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoClimate and Education: Extreme weather and poverty are pushing children out of school in Kenya. A UNICEF analysis estimates climate-related disruptions affected 130 million children across Eastern and Southern Africa from 2005 to 2024. Nigeria’s Historic Win: The Flamingos returned home after beating Japan 2-1 to become the first African team to win the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The triumph is raising calls for stronger pathways to develop girls’ football. Industrialisation: Afreximbank President George Elombi urged African countries to process more raw materials at home, manufacture higher-value goods and expand trade within the continent. Regional Power: The North Core electricity interconnection project, linking Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger and Togo, is 75% complete, with partners urging sustained work to deliver regional power exchanges. Kenya’s Coffee Trade: A Nairobi event later this month will bring together more than 300 coffee cuppers to help map the country’s flavour profiles and origins, aiming to improve market access. Liberia’s Iron Ore: New agreements and government approval have advanced plans to revive the Putu iron ore project, with financing and development preparations under way.
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