AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAfDB & Aviation: Nigeria’s Festus Keyamo has been named AfDB’s “African champion” for the $7bn Integrated Aviation Transformation Programme, with a Letter of Intent signed in Brazzaville as the bank pushes aviation reform and investment across the continent. Media Freedom: A new Afrobarometer survey says Africans strongly back press freedom and organising, but perceived freedom of speech is falling fast—Congo-Brazzaville is reported at just 7%. Ebola Watch (Congo): WHO warns Ebola in eastern Congo is outpacing the response as conflict and displacement block access, while India reports a suspected Ebola quarantine case linked to travel from Uganda. Trade Finance: AfDB warns Africa’s trade finance gap could climb back above $100bn by 2027 if tensions and supply disruptions continue. Arts & Culture (Cannes): Congo Boy (Rafiki Fariala) is among the Un Certain Regard films touring Paris after Cannes, keeping Francophone African cinema in the spotlight. Fashion/Style: Afro Fashion Association and Levi’s unveil “Voices of Denim” talent lineup, adding fresh energy to the region’s fashion scene.
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