AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPort & Rail Build-Out: AGL says construction has started on Gabon’s Kobe-Kobe port, tied to a 550-km railway corridor from the Belinga mining area, aiming to move over 100 million tonnes of iron ore yearly and create thousands of jobs. Forest Monitoring for Biodiversity: A new Soundscape Baselines Project in Gabon and other countries is using bioacoustics to spot changes in logged forests that satellites and simple canopy checks can miss. Mining, Forests & Critical Minerals: A study ahead of a G7 push for critical minerals warns that mining in sub-Saharan Africa has directly cleared large forest areas, raising the cost of mineral supply. Health & Climate Risk: The DENSTAR consortium launched a €11.09m dengue vaccine push for sub-Saharan Africa, citing climate-linked mosquito habitat expansion. Ebola & Conservation Under Pressure: Virunga National Park in DRC says an Ebola outbreak plus armed conflict is straining resources, while rangers build screening posts and protect gorillas. Consular Notice for Gabon: Kenya’s embassy in Kinshasa urges Kenyans in Gabon to register to improve emergency support.
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