AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoEAC Digital Trust: The East African Community says online shopping and cross-border business could soon be safer and more reliable after a knowledge exchange mission to Geneva and Belgrade to close legal and regulatory gaps in e-commerce, under the EU-EAC DEEP programme. Northern Corridor Roads: Kenya’s KeNHA reports steady progress on the KSh 172b Rironi–Mau Summit Road PPP, split into three sections totaling 233 km to ease congestion and support regional trade. Burundi Infrastructure Rules Spark Backlash: In Buhumuza, mandatory paving of private land near national roads, a push to remove thatched houses, and new marriage conditions are drawing criticism from residents worried about costs and enforcement. Ebola Response Expansion: Amigos Internacionales says it is scaling up its Ebola work in eastern Congo as health workers face shortages of protective gear, transport, and supplies in hard-to-reach communities. Trade and Investment Dispute: A Kenyan court keeps frozen $274,369.56 linked to a Burundian engineering firm affiliate in a money-laundering forfeiture fight, pending a further appeal. Energy and Industry Diplomacy: Burundi and Russia discuss cooperation on energy, chemical plants, and technical support for small nuclear power plants, with sanctions-linked shipping issues also on the agenda.
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