AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAgriculture & Innovation in Mauritania: The 5th Mauritanian International Date Festival opened in Atar (Adrar) under President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, with UAE support, bringing 76 pavilions and 245 exhibitors from seven countries and a three-day program that includes a scientific symposium on date-palm cultivation, post-harvest innovations, and sustainable farming. Digital Finance & Trade Payments: Across Africa, more institutions are moving toward China’s CIPS to enable direct yuan payments; Libya’s central bank talks point to banks preparing to join, while Zambia already collects taxes and royalties from Chinese mining in yuan—an effort to reduce reliance on US-dollar rails. Climate Tech & Public Risk: New analysis using Copernicus data says around 900 million people worldwide endured their hottest July on record in 2026, with nearly 400 million in Africa—Sahel countries including Mauritania among those breaking monthly heat records—raising pressure for better climate monitoring and heat resilience. Energy Skills for Mauritania: IHRDC appointed IDM Industries as its in-country representative, aiming to bring competency management and e-learning training to Mauritania’s growing energy and mining workforce, including LNG-linked projects. Aquaculture Reality Check: A report on Spain’s shelved industrial octopus farm highlights how hard-to-farm species and regulatory hurdles can stall ambitious marine tech plans.
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