AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoRugby & National Mourning: South Africa’s Springboks host Wales in Durban on Saturday, with Rassie Erasmus vowing to honour two athletes who died this week—U18 prop Lugobo Makwedini and World Cup player Jayden Adams. Ebola Vaccine Push: Oxford begins the first phase I trial of a Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine in 50 healthy adults, as the outbreak in central Africa strains health systems. Clean Cooking Funding: The IEA says $900m in new commitments have been pledged for clean cooking in Africa, with most of the earlier $2.2bn already deployed across 22 countries. Digital Trade for Shoppers: Amazon and Walmart reach African buyers via package-forwarding “hidden pipelines,” using warehouses, mobile money and GPS delivery to bypass address and banking gaps. Security & Justice: South Africa’s Human Settlements Minister rejects calls to bring back the death penalty, while Legal Aid SA welcomes Parliament’s move to engage in a labour dispute. Energy & Infrastructure: Powertel and Paratus launch a cross-border fibre corridor linking Zimbabwe to Botswana, Zambia and South Africa. Health Innovation in Ghana: Revna Biosciences expands local precision medicine testing, cutting turnaround times by up to 90%. Tech for Youth: MTN Nigeria’s Live it 100 on Campus roadshow brings AI-era skills and career guidance to universities.
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