AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEnergy & Minerals: Uganda’s Energy PS Irene Batebe urged East African energy regulators to expand their mandate to include mining, arguing harmonised mining rules could unlock investment and critical-mineral value chains for the energy transition. Ebola Preparedness: East African Community health ministers are set to meet virtually June 1–2 to coordinate a regional response to the Bundibugyo-strain Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC and Uganda, with plans for surveillance, labs, PPE and rapid-response teams. Regional Security & Rights: Burundi faces calls to oppose the extradition of Congolese analyst Babunga Benjamin Watuna to the DRC, with signatories warning of political persecution risks. Trade & Integration: Burundi reiterated support for Morocco’s autonomy plan at the UN Committee of 24, welcoming UN Security Council Resolution 2797. Infrastructure & Trade Links: Kenya’s KeNHA begins feasibility work on a KSh130bn Mau Summit–Eldoret–Malaba highway PPP, aimed at boosting transport links including Burundi and the DRC. Public Health & Daily Life: In Gitega, traders at Rutegama livestock market report a severe drinking-water shortage disrupting hygiene and raising disease fears. Health & Youth: In Bujumbura, specialists warn that cheap high-alcohol local drinks are increasingly harming young people, with some products reportedly reaching very high alcohol levels.
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