AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoEbola on the front line (DR Congo): In Bunia and Ituri, health teams are racing to contain a Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak with treatment centres already stretched and no approved vaccine, making early detection and community protection the main tools. Drugs crackdown (Nigeria): NDLEA says it has taken custody of 6.8 tonnes of “Canadian Loud” seized at Lagos’s Apapa port, vowing tougher action against drug syndicates. World Cup shock (Senegal): Senegal led Belgium for 85 minutes but collapsed late as Lukaku and Tielemans struck, with a late penalty sending Belgium through and ending Senegal’s run. Slave-route remapping (Ghana): Prof. David Millar’s initiative in Northern Ghana aims to redefine transatlantic slave routes beyond coastal “exit points,” using on-foot research and oral histories to support tourism and reparation narratives. Trade integration (Nigeria/ AfCFTA): Nigeria was elected AfCFTA Council chair for trade ministers, pushing digital trade, value chains, trade finance and modern legal frameworks. Ocean science spotlight (Kenya): Mombasa hosted tours of Norway’s UN-flagged research ship MV Dr Fridtjof Nansen during Our Ocean Conference, underscoring Africa’s role in marine research.
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