AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoHousing Crunch in Abidjan: AFP reports Abidjan’s fast population growth is colliding with a shortage of affordable homes, leaving residents like Veronique and Faustin Kla searching for rentals far beyond their budgets as UN-Habitat warns Sub-Saharan Africa has the world’s highest “rental unaffordability” rates. Cocoa Price Signal: Reuters says Ivory Coast is expected to keep the 2026/27 cocoa farmgate price fixed at 1,200 CFA francs/kg, after cutting from 2,800 CFA francs/kg in 2025/26, as the regulator’s forward sales guide the guaranteed level. Energy Payment Pressure (Nigeria): NERC says Nigeria recorded N1.36trn in unpaid electricity in 2025, highlighting wider West African power-sector cashflow strain that can spill into regional trade and investment. Trade & Food Markets (Rice): Indian rice exporters report 3,317 buyers from 138 countries registered for BIRC 2026, with registrations including Côte d’Ivoire—an early sign of demand for new rice routes. Sahel Security Costs: A report on Mali’s fuel “war economy” describes how jihadist blockades and junta convoys both profit from fuel flows, underscoring instability risks for transport and commerce across the region.
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