AGP Executive Report
Last update: 19 minutes agoOffshore Oil Push: Gabon’s offshore revival is set to take center stage at African Energy Week 2026 in Cape Town, with a panel on “Invest in Gabon” exploring regulatory reform, improved fiscal terms and deepwater expansion as licensing covers about 70% of available acreage. Biodiversity & Climate Science: A new Science Panel for the Congo Basin is calling for funding to train 1,000 PhDs over the next decade to better protect the world’s biggest tropical carbon storehouse, warning that slash-and-burn farming, logging, mining and charcoal demand threaten the forest. Trade Awareness Gap: An Afrobarometer survey finds free-trade support is rising across Africa, but awareness of AfCFTA remains low—only 13% overall have heard of it, with Gabon at 26%. Security Foresight: Central Africa security actors in Yaounde trained on strategic anticipation to shift from reactive policing to proactive prevention, aligning with organized crime threat assessments. Gabon Diplomacy: President Brice Oligui Nguema began a three-day state visit to Sierra Leone to deepen cooperation in natural resources, agriculture, maritime security and governance. Energy Access Lens: A continent-wide push for electricity access highlights “Mission 300” to connect 300 million people by 2030, balancing gas and renewables to cut energy poverty.
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