AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoDigital Cooperation: India and Côte d’Ivoire officials met in Abidjan to discuss Digital Public Infrastructure, including UPI-style systems, plus an MoU on bilateral tech collaboration. Power & Grid Tech: MTN Côte d’Ivoire and ALX are funding XOF 700m for 6–8 weeks of youth digital training, including AI career skills and data analytics. Space for Development: Abidjan hosted the 2nd African Space Solutions Market (July 7–9), showcasing satellite imagery, drones, AI and Earth observation for farming and land-tenure solutions. Energy Utilities Research: Beacon Power Services will sponsor and partner with the Abidjan-based Association of Power Utilities of Africa through 2028, backing grid research and digital transformation. Education Finance: UNESCO urged wider debt-for-education swaps, citing that many countries spend more on debt service than schooling, with Ivory Coast cited as a beneficiary of such deals. Biodiversity & Food Security: A new cocoa deforestation risk assessment methodology was unveiled, while fertilizer trade disruptions from the Persian Gulf conflict raise concerns for African farm inputs and food prices. Science & Environment: Researchers reported genetic signs of multiple human-driven introductions of invasive blackchin tilapia in Thailand, highlighting how transport spreads species.
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