AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoArab-Africa AI Push: Morocco hosted an Arab forum calling for an Arab-African AI model built on shared data, culture and language, and urged a sovereign center for investments, data and AI. Healthcare Tech in East Africa: Smart Africa and Uganda’s Ministry of Health are rolling out five modern diagnostic centres in Busoga to tackle non-communicable diseases. Defense & Training: The U.S. and Morocco carried out a first live-fire demo tied to the Africa Multidomain Training and Experimentation Center, aiming to speed up precision-strike testing. Smart Mining in Ghana: AngloGold Ashanti commissioned a $750,000 Smart Systems Centre at UMaT to train students in AI, robotics and real-time mining analytics. Business Across Borders: MTN Ghana’s Dr Ishmael Yamson urged African governments to back home-grown multinationals and harmonise regulations to help AfCFTA trade flow. Policy Watch (Nigeria): Nigeria’s tobacco control community, backed by ATIM, warned that proposed “harm reduction” amendments could weaken protections for youth. Urban Development: Qatari Diar launched the first phase of Egypt’s $29.7bn Alam Al Roum coastal city, with handover targeted for 2030. Digital Safety: New research says AI chatbots are better at “pig butchering” scams than humans, raising urgency for stronger online protections.
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