AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoSADC Summit Fallout & Migration: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa took over the SADC chair in Durban and urged leaders to speed up integration, saying intra-SADC trade is stuck at about one-fifth of total trade while migration tensions linger after more than 100,000 African migrants were forced to flee or deported amid anti-immigrant pressure. Public Health Emergency: The EU released €2.3m emergency cholera funding for Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic and Chad as WHO reports 61,000+ cases across Africa in the first five months of 2026. Ebola Crisis in DRC: Congo’s Ebola outbreak keeps worsening, with UN and WHO warnings it may eclipse the 2014-16 West Africa epidemic if current pace continues, as deaths pass 2,300. Trade, Industry & Value Addition: Ramaphosa and SADC leaders pushed for turning borders into bridges and critical minerals into jobs, backing industrialisation, infrastructure and a regional tourism visa. Economy & Business: Kenya’s competition regulator wants Diageo’s EABL sale to Asahi to be backed by up to $115m in reserve funds, while South Africa’s Itac moved to waive tyre import duties for certain agricultural tyres to cut costs for farmers. Politics in Zambia: Hakainde Hichilema won a second term with about 61.4%, as opposition alleges intimidation and irregularities. North Africa Migration Tragedy: Morocco-Spain Ceuta crossings turned deadly again, with reports of dozens dying amid misinformation and poverty-driven rushes.
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