AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoRefugee ID push: At ID4Africa in Abidjan, speakers urged governments to give refugees and stateless people legal and digital identity—linking civil registration to national ID systems, with safeguards, easy corrections, and anti-misuse rules. Fuel-price pressure: A new regional look at the Middle East oil shock shows fuel hikes hitting hard across Africa; Sierra Leone is cited among countries facing a steep rise, underlining how global crude swings and weak currencies quickly feed into everyday costs. ECOWAS child protection: ECOWAS Parliament adopted a resolution to protect street children, end exploitation, and push member states to fund and enforce child protection, including access to education, healthcare, and birth registration. Sierra Leone power disruption: Bumbuna’s 12-day maintenance shutdown is set to interrupt electricity in parts of the country from 18 May to 29 May, with thermal backup planned. Climate finance access: A West Africa project backed by IDRC aims to strengthen climate finance systems and help vulnerable groups access low-carbon support across Sierra Leone, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Senegal.
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