AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoRoad Finance Breakthrough: Cameroon has finally unlocked the long-stalled Ebolowa–Kribi highway, signing a CFA130.4bn loan with Standard Chartered Bank (backed by UKEF), ending a 15-year logjam for the 179-km corridor that had been stuck behind technical and environmental compliance hurdles. Gender & Climate Safety: In Banjul, ACT Africa partners urged stronger action against violence against women and girls, flagging cyberstalking, tech-facilitated abuse, weak justice systems, and climate shocks that deepen vulnerability. Urban Housing Pressure (Gabon): At WUF13 in Baku, Gabon’s housing minister warned of a roughly 300,000-unit housing deficit as urbanisation tops 80%, with flooding and coastal erosion adding urgency. Oil’s Poverty Test (Nigeria): A new report says decades of oil production have not reduced poverty or delivered broad-based growth, with benefits concentrated among a small elite. Mining Value-Add (Gabon): At the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, President Oligui Nguema told Comilog to start processing Gabon’s manganese locally by 2029—or face alternatives.
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