AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPower Investment: Burundi and Weza Power have signed a 25-year, US$1.4 billion partnership to expand electricity access from about 15% to more than 50% by 2030, reaching an estimated eight million people. The blended-finance plan aims to fund grid expansion without adding to public debt. Regional Trade: Zimbabwe is set to take over the COMESA chairmanship from Kenya at the bloc’s summit, where leaders are focusing on trade, industrialisation, investment and regional integration. Burundi held the chair in 2025. Russia–Africa Summit: President Évariste Ndayishimiye will co-chair the 29 October plenary in Moscow. Organisers say the summit’s business forum expects more than 2,000 participants, with commercial contracts among the deals expected to be signed.
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