AGP Executive Report
Last update: 30 minutes agoEbola Response: WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus visited Bunia as DRC’s outbreak response continues amid reports of Kenya’s court temporarily halting a planned Ebola quarantine centre. Human Rights & Law: In Ghana, parliament approved the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, keeping prison penalties for same-sex relations and requiring reporting, while LGBTQ+ activists and international voices push back. Commonwealth Pressure: Actor Sir Ian McKellen joined a London march urging Commonwealth countries to repeal anti-LGBTQ+ laws, highlighting death penalties in Uganda and Nigeria. Clean Transport Push (Nigeria): President Tinubu commissioned four CNG infrastructure projects across Lagos, Abuja and Owerri to expand cleaner fuel use. Trade & Connectivity: Nigeria and RwandAir extended an air cargo corridor to Kigali, Harare and Lusaka with rates under $2/kg, while Kenya and Kazakhstan explored a new Africa-Asia logistics link via Mombasa and Lamu. Economy & Industry (Ghana): Fidelity Bank founder Edward Effah proposed a National Economic Transformation Council to speed reforms and delivery. Agriculture Exports (China): China will admit eligible coffee beans from all 53 African countries from July 20 under unified phytosanitary rules.
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