AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMigration & Jobs: Pope Leo XIV plans to visit Europe’s migration flashpoints—Spain’s Canary Islands and Italy’s Lampedusa—aiming to shift debate toward solidarity as African migrants keep arriving on deadly routes; in parallel, Nigeria has started screening about 400 Nigerians seeking repatriation from South Africa after xenophobic attacks, with more evacuations planned. Climate & Livelihoods: World Environment Day coverage highlights how poor South Africans face the worst climate impacts, while Britam reports Sh97.3m paid to 402,681 farmers and pastoralists across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to cushion drought and weather shocks. Waste-to-Energy Employment: Accra’s Metropolitan Assembly signed a binding feedstock deal with NRTL for Ghana’s first industrial plastic-to-fuel pyrolysis plant, targeting over 100 tonnes of plastic waste daily and creating jobs. AI & Skills Pipeline: ExxonMobil and JA Africa launch STEM Africa 2.0 to train 4,000 more students aged 14–17 in STEM and AI. Local Economy Pressure: Business leaders warn Johannesburg’s governance and financial crisis threatens national growth ahead of local elections. Tech in Banking: Absa renews its Salesforce partnership to expand its AI chat agent “Abby” across South Africa’s languages. Mining Reform Watch: Ghana’s WAMPEX 2026 pushes responsible mining and power reforms to drive investment and job creation.
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