AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCongo Basin Research Push: A new Science Panel for the Congo Basin says the world’s biggest tropical carbon store is badly understudied, calling for funding to train 1,000 PhDs and better protect forests from slash-and-burn, logging, mining and charcoal demand. Gabon Oil & Gas Investment Cycle: Gabon’s Ministry of Oil & Gas has joined African Energy Week 2026 as a Diamond Partner, signaling a fresh upstream push alongside regulatory reforms and talks aimed at new production-sharing deals. Gabon–Ghana Cooperation: Presidents Brice Oligui Nguema and John Dramani Mahama signed MoUs on political consultations and diplomatic training, with cooperation also flagged for mining, oil and gas, climate action and environmental protection. Climate & Heat Risk (Ghana): A report warns Ghana faces a “mortality-cooling trap,” with rising temperatures outpacing electricity growth and increasing heat-related deaths. Biodiversity Safeguarding: BirdLife marks 15 years of protecting Africa’s threatened biodiversity sites, citing efforts that have slowed or stopped damaging developments across dozens of sites. Tobacco Control Funding (Nigeria): Nigeria’s tobacco control alliance says it received only N28m from 2023–2025, warning enforcement and public health work are underfunded.
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