AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 minutes agoOffshore Oil Push: Gabon is gearing up for a deeper offshore revival, with African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 in Cape Town set to spotlight how regulatory reform and faster deal conversion are repositioning the country for deepwater exploration, including a licensing drive covering about 70% of available acreage and MoUs with ExxonMobil and bp moving toward production sharing contracts. Congo Basin Research Gap: A new Science Panel for the Congo Basin is calling for major funding to train 1,000 PhD researchers over the next decade, warning that slash-and-burn agriculture, logging, mining and charcoal demand threaten the forest that stores vast carbon and shapes regional climate. Wildlife & Climate Knowledge: The Congo Basin push frames a wider urgency: better science is needed to protect biodiversity and carbon storage before pressures intensify. Public Awareness on Trade: An Afrobarometer survey finds AfCFTA awareness remains low across Africa, with Gabon at 26%, even as support for freer trade rises—relevant for how environmental and economic policies may land with citizens.
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