AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSouth Africa Jobs Crisis: President Cyril Ramaphosa told MPs youth unemployment is a major threat, as he backed a R1 trillion three-year push for roads, dams, schools, hospitals and energy/logistics to spur growth. Port and Trade Pressure: Transport Minister Barbara Creecy warned South Africans not to expect a “bonanza” from a ship surge, even as Transnet completed a R4bn upgrade at the Saldanha iron ore terminal to boost export capacity. Ebola Response: WHO said the DRC outbreak had a “big head-start” and that the virus is ahead, while regulators and agencies coordinate trial and countermeasure work for Bundibugyo Ebola in DRC and Uganda. Africa Investment and Finance: IFC and Standard Chartered launched a $300m risk-sharing facility to expand supply-chain finance across eight African countries, targeting faster supplier payments. Regional Politics: Senegal’s ruling coalition fractures after Ousmane Sonko’s Pastef refuses to join President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s new government. Energy Access: The World Bank said West Africa’s power integration programme is expanding cross-border electricity trade and adding millions of new connections. Africa-China Deal Watch: A farm-out deal offshore Equatorial Guinea moved forward after approval by the mining ministry, pending China’s ODI clearance.
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