AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoZimbabwe Judiciary Breakthrough: President Mnangagwa appointed Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza as Zimbabwe’s first female Chief Justice, with Justice Paddington Garwe named Deputy Chief Justice—an immediate leadership handover that’s already being hailed as a real shift for gender inclusion. DRC Health Emergency: Africa CDC says Ebola has resurfaced in eastern DR Congo’s Ituri province, with 65 deaths reported and lab confirmation in 13 of 20 samples, prompting urgent cross-border coordination with Uganda and South Sudan. Vaccine Manufacturing Push: Gavi is proposing AVMA+—an extra $189m and guaranteed purchase of up to 70m doses—to unblock regulatory and market barriers and speed up African-made vaccines. Anti-Fraud Tech Leap: West Africa-linked fraud networks were disrupted after 87 email addresses and 4 URLs shared via the Global Signal Exchange helped identify nearly 50,000 fraudulent accounts and 5,000 fake sites. Trade, Energy, and Jobs: At the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, leaders and firms announced major clean-energy and infrastructure investment plans, while satellite internet regulators are urged to close licensing gaps that could drain public revenues. Ghana Forest Milestone: Ghana became the first African country to issue an EU-linked FLEGT license, signaling legally verified timber exports.
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