AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoRare Earths Push in Madagascar: The U.S. State Department says it is backing Madagascar’s Ampasindava rare earths project to diversify critical minerals supply chains away from China, with the International Development Finance Corporation committing up to $4.84m for pilot plant work, lab testing, environmental programmes, and possible future funding. SADC Summit Turns to “Green” Industrialisation: At the 46th SADC Heads of State summit in Durban, leaders—now chaired by South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa—renewed plans for infrastructure, agricultural transformation, critical minerals processing, and regional value chains, alongside calls for one-stop border posts and climate-resilient food systems. Polio Outbreaks Closed in Five Countries: WHO confirmed poliovirus type 2 transmission has stopped in Burundi, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Congo, and Uganda after assessments and targeted vaccination and surveillance. Natural Regeneration for Forests: New research argues natural forest regrowth can deliver major carbon and biodiversity gains and may be far cheaper than planting, if invasive species and grazing/fire pressures are managed. Industrial Fishing Pressure in West Africa: Senegal pledged to expand its inshore exclusive zone from 6 to 12 nautical miles to protect small-scale fishers as sardinella stocks collapse and industrial fishing expands.
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