AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoLGBTQ Rights Breakthrough in Botswana: After a 2019 High Court ruling, Botswana has formally repealed penal code sections criminalising same-sex relations—an early win in a region where repression is rising. AI + Maps for Water and Land: FAO trained North African officials in geospatial data, remote sensing and AI, using Libya’s MERWAT platform to improve water-use decisions and land-cover mapping. West Africa’s Connectivity Push: Via Africa, a new high-capacity Atlantic subsea cable plan, is moving into a route-study phase with landing points across Europe and links along Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria—aimed at resilience and more bandwidth diversity. Senegal Energy Watch: Senegal’s Yakaar-Teranga gas field is now under Petrosen control after Kosmos exited, keeping the development question alive ahead of license expiry in July 2026. Sahel Resilience Results: WFP’s Sahel programme says community-led resilience is cutting emergency food dependence across Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.
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