AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoSTEM Education Crisis: West Africa is seeing a sharp drop in students choosing science. In Ivory Coast, only 0.6% of 2022 baccalaureate candidates were on the elite maths-and-physics track, and science streams have fallen since 2015, with Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Niger also flagged for declining interest. Maritime Law Milestone: Ghana’s Dr Sylvia Ama Adusu was sworn in as the first African woman judge at ITLOS, starting a nine-year term after her election under UNCLOS. Startups & Jobs: A Guinea-born entrepreneur in the UK, Rahim Bah, launched FrameGo, a platform connecting small businesses with photographers and videographers, already signing 1,600 verified creators. Health & Displacement: In DR Congo, an Ebola transit centre in Kigonze burned down, cutting care capacity for thousands of displaced people. Mining & Accountability: Over 6,500 people in Madagascar filed a London court claim against Rio Tinto over alleged lead and uranium contamination from its QMM mine. Tech Policy & AI: UN discussions on AI guardrails are intensifying, with concerns that global South countries risk falling further behind as AI governance moves fast.
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