AGP Executive Report
Last update: 1 hours agoChina-Arab Innovation Push: A new Xinhua think tank report says China and Arab states are deepening innovation cooperation since the 2022 summit, including technology transfers to Mauritania—highlighting a China-aided livestock and forage project that turned Sahara-edge barren land into an oasis. Digital Connectivity for Mauritania: EllaLink has landed a second subsea cable branch in Nouadhibou, giving Mauritanian operators a more direct, diverse route to European digital services and boosting digital sovereignty. Education Pressure Point: New analysis warns Africa’s out-of-school numbers are back on the rise in absolute terms—over 100 million children and adolescents remain out of school—despite some progress in enrollment rates. West Africa Security Build-Up: ECOWAS is moving toward a regional counterterror force, with financing and troop structure now a key focus. Health Watch: WHO says the hantavirus risk to the general public from a cruise outbreak remains “absolutely low,” while monitoring continues.
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