AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoUN Map Push: Eswatini backed the UN’s “Correct the Map” resolution, joining 163 countries to support a more accurate Africa size after the Mercator projection debate. South Africa Cost Pressure: South Africa’s telecoms regulator will scrutinise Netflix and WhatsApp pricing, alongside broader checks on data and telecom costs. Mozambique Security: Armed rebels raided a hunting lodge in Marangira, northern Mozambique, burning facilities and taking hostages including a South African mechanic, with links to the Cabo Delgado insurgency. East Africa Energy Rivalry: Plans for a regional oil refinery have shifted again, with Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania still trading blame over where the hub should sit. Weather Watch: Severe thunderstorms are on alert across South Africa, with flooding, hail and damaging winds threatened in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Cricket & Sports: South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 48 runs to win the Namibia T20I tri-series, while Australia kept Marnus Labuschagne in its Test squad for the South Africa tour. Clean Cooking Finance: Carbon credit-backed clean cookstoves are expanding as Africa targets lower household air pollution and forest pressure.
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