AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoWaste-to-Energy Push (Morocco): Morocco signed a concession for the $1.5bn Casablanca Solid Waste Treatment and Valorization Project, aiming to turn municipal trash into about 1TWh of electricity a year and cut landfill reliance. Cybersecurity (Africa): INTERPOL warns AI is driving more than half of cybercrime in Africa, with losses rising from $192m to $484m since 2024 as scams and credential theft scale. Energy Grid Reform (South Africa): NTCSA says South Africa needs about R134bn over five years to expand transmission lines, while the government moves ahead with Eskom restructuring and plans for an independent transmission system operator. Digital Markets (South Africa): The JSE is building toward a pan-African digital marketplace by 2031, including tokenisation and digital settlement capabilities. Migration Flashpoint (Ceuta): Spain’s Ceuta crisis—sparked by a surge of migrants from Morocco—has reignited EU tensions over border policy and humanitarian responsibility. WAFCON Update (Women’s football): South Africa edged Burkina Faso 1-0 to reach quarter-finals, where they face Morocco; Nigeria and Egypt also set up key Group C drama. Entrepreneurship (South Africa): A youth retail showcase highlights the bigger challenge isn’t ideas or funding, but getting customers to pay and businesses to survive.
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