AGP Executive Report
Last update: 36 minutes agoHealth and Agriculture: Burundi professionals joined FAO and Gorilla Doctors’ regional training in Uganda to improve wildlife disease surveillance, specimen handling and outbreak response—work with implications for livestock, food systems and livelihoods. Digital Services: Burundi is among six EAC states using the regional One Network Area framework. Revised rules awaiting approval could cut cross-border call and data charges, though operators cite high connection costs and other barriers. Investment: UK development finance institution BII plans to direct $3 billion to Africa’s frontier and least-developed markets over five years, including Burundi, where businesses and infrastructure often struggle to attract private capital. Industrial Policy: At the Russia-Africa Summit, President Évariste Ndayishimiye urged partners to invest in production, technology transfer and local value addition, rather than leave African economies dependent on raw-material exports. Natural Capital: A new African Development Bank initiative includes Burundi among 13 countries working to bring natural assets into economic planning, budgets and investment decisions.
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