AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 minutes agoDigital Skills & Jobs: ILO and Microsoft launched a 25-week digital skills programme in Kenya’s Turkana and Garissa counties, training 1,700 refugee and host youth with Microsoft certification vouchers and career support. Burundi Finance & Markets: KCB Bank Burundi says the new Burundi stock exchange and reforms could widen capital access, especially for agriculture, digital banking and small business—despite inflation and FX pressure. Digital ID & Payments: Burundi is exploring India’s India Stack model to modernize national identity and payments, including UPI-style interoperability, with technical follow-ups expected. Digital Trust Tech: A global trend report highlights e-signatures evolving into broader digital trust platforms that bundle identity verification and secure data sharing. Gitega Education Needs: A Gitega school for blind children appeals for help, citing urgent needs for boarding beds, teacher replacements, and braille equipment and paper. CRDB Insurance: Tanzania’s Smart Mifugo livestock cover shows how AI and biometric ID are being used to digitize insurance for farmers. Infrastructure & Connectivity: China-aided works at Melchior Ndadaye International Airport in Bujumbura continue, aiming to remove runway bottlenecks and boost trade links. Regional Energy Watch: The long-delayed Ruzizi III hydropower project faces renewed uncertainty as political disagreements stall implementation decisions.
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