AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoUranium Development in Mauritania: Aura Energy says it is on track for a final investment decision for the Tiris uranium project by end-2026, supported by a memorandum with a “major international nuclear utility” covering potential investment, uranium offtake and technical collaboration, while its bankable feasibility study is due in September. Digital Education Push (West Africa): Nigeria’s federal government has handed ICT equipment to 15 Colleges of Education to boost teacher training and digital literacy, with support from Japan, the African Union and UNESCO-IICBA under a regional project that also includes Mauritania. Ebola Vaccine Funding: CEPI is committing about $60m to accelerate Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine development led by Moderna, Oxford and IAVI, aiming to move candidates toward clinical trials quickly as the outbreak in eastern DR Congo continues. Clean Cooking Finance (AfDB): The AfDB announced a Clean Cooking Program under its Rome Process/Mattei Plan Financing Facility, targeting about one million households and millions of tonnes of CO2 cuts across Africa. Trade Pressure on Mauritania: The US proposes additional 12.5% tariffs on imports from Mauritania and seven other African countries, citing weak enforcement against forced-labour goods.
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