AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoFlood Preparedness in Niger: Niger’s emergency agencies are stepping up ahead of the 2026 rainy season after NEMA warned of high flood risk across parts of the country, with Niger State convening stakeholders to check readiness, equipment, and coordination for rapid response. Health System Resilience in Niger: Niger Governor Umaru Bago inaugurated a 28-member state health advisory committee in Minna to strengthen evidence-based decision-making and improve collaboration across the health sector. Clean Cooking Crisis: A new IEA report warns that harmful cooking fuels still leave nearly 970 million people in sub-Saharan Africa without clean options, with the gap expected to push beyond 1 billion by 2027. Carbon Pricing Fairness: A study of 88 countries finds carbon costs don’t hit only the poorest—within-income differences can matter more than income itself, raising questions for how governments design climate policy. Oil Theft Crackdown (Rivers): The Nigerian Navy recovered about 52,600 litres of suspected stolen crude and seized materials linked to illegal refining in Okrika, Rivers. Sahel Security & Diplomacy: The AES bloc (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger) wrapped up a summit in Ouagadougou, while Burkina Faso moves further away from France amid shifting regional alliances.
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