AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAir Connectivity: Ethiopian Airlines launched its first direct Addis Ababa–Port Louis flight, operating three times weekly and promising smoother Africa-to-Indian Ocean travel and trade links. Debt & Payments: China is urging African states to shift Chinese-debt repayments from the US dollar to the yuan, citing Kenya’s yuan-based restructuring as a possible signal for wider change. Ebola Preparedness: MSF trained health workers in Kenya for deployment to Ebola-hit DRC, using a simulation centre to tackle PPE and community engagement challenges. Cross-Border Mobility: Zimbabwe continues receiving returnees from South Africa by bus, with hundreds processed in Bulawayo and many needing transport support. Migration Pressure: South Africa reported large-scale deportations and repatriations, as xenophobic unrest drives regional evacuation flows. Trade & Energy: The IEA cut its 2026 oil demand decline forecast and warned that any Strait of Hormuz disruption could tighten global supplies. Logistics & Security: NDLEA intercepted heroin smuggling into Nigeria via Abuja, while reports also link Wagner remnants in CAR to tramadol trafficking routes that fund mining and influence.
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