AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoDebt Trap Reversal: A new look at China-Africa lending says the “trap” story is flipping—Beijing is no longer the biggest lender so much as the toughest collector, with record 2025 repayments ($22B) and older Belt and Road debt servicing now outpacing fresh disbursements. Terrorism Caution: Nigeria’s VP Kashim Shettima says progress against insurgents is real, but not a finish line—calling for sustained vigilance, better intelligence/tech, and troop welfare. Health Tech/Access: Gilead and WHO are renewing a five-year push to eliminate kala-azar, pledging 400,000+ vials of AmBisome and $9.2M through 2030, with a sharper East Africa focus. Ports = Growth Bottleneck: Nigeria’s ports chief Abubakar Dantsoho warns outdated infrastructure blocks GDP growth, while regulators have cleared five deep-sea port projects for investment. Security Economy: US AFRICOM links rising West Africa/Sahel terrorism to expanding drug trafficking networks, including a massive cocaine seizure. Biodiversity/Science: French researchers report the first-ever photos of the “Rusty Lark” in Chad after 94 years.
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