AGP Executive Report
Last update: 29 minutes agoAfDB Governance: Togo’s Malika Dhif, based at AfDB headquarters in Abidjan, is serving as an AfDB Board executive director representing Togo, Morocco and Tunisia, bringing public finance and resource-mobilisation experience to strategic investment decisions. Cocoa Value Chain: Ghana secured off-take commitments from UAE and Saudi buyers for semi-finished cocoa products (cocoa liquor, butter, cake and powder), aiming to shift export earnings from raw beans as prices and demand face pressure across West Africa including Côte d’Ivoire. Power & Utilities Tech: EBRD Sub-Saharan Africa MD Heike Harmgart says the bank is expanding operations with new offices including Abidjan, and is investing roughly $500m in its first year across sectors—highlighting power-sector fixes as key to unlocking private investment. Environment & Jobs: Côte d’Ivoire marked National Tree Day with a push to raise forest cover to at least 20% by 2030, citing agriculture, illegal mining, bushfires and urbanisation as drivers of forest loss. Aviation Integration: Zimbabwe is accelerating SAATM implementation and reviewing bilateral air service agreements to attract more airlines and boost intra-African connectivity—an approach relevant to regional trade ambitions under AfCFTA.
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