AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoFlood Response in West Africa: Ghana’s President John Mahama chaired a National Security Council meeting on the June 29 floods, citing climate change and rapid urban growth as drivers and stressing mitigation to reduce future harm. Regional Governance & Anti-Corruption: Ghana’s Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson urged ECOWAS parliamentary Public Accounts Committees to tighten oversight to curb corruption, money laundering and illicit flows, in an Accra seminar led by GIABA. Digital Skills for Youth: MTN Côte d’Ivoire and ALX are funding XOF 700 million for 6–8 weeks of training for young people, including AI career skills, data analytics and entrepreneurship. Cocoa Price Strategy: Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire are pushing an “OPEC-style” cocoa alliance to harmonize farmgate prices and crop calendars, aiming to become price makers amid a major price slump. Energy & Infrastructure in Côte d’Ivoire: A 52 MW Ferké solar plant was inaugurated, expected to power households and social services while boosting rural electrification and energy sovereignty. Shipping Connectivity: HMM launched a new Europe–West Africa feeder service (MA2) linking Spain to ports including Abidjan, aiming to improve route efficiency.
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