AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoClimate Finance Push: A new Africa-wide project led by Nigeria’s REPRC-EfD aims to make climate funding easier to access across West Africa, with Sierra Leone among the partners, and focuses on inclusive low-carbon development. Street Children Crackdown: ECOWAS Parliament adopted a resolution urging member states to protect street children, end exploitation, and move them off the streets with budgets, services, and stronger enforcement. Health Funding: The US is offering $290m for early infectious-disease outbreak response, targeting faster detection and containment in the first stages. Power Disruption in Sierra Leone: Bumbuna is set for a 12-day shutdown (May 18–29) for maintenance, with parts of Freetown, Makeni and Magburaka affected while thermal backup is deployed. Heat Preparedness: Cities are rehearsing extreme heat disasters—Paris-style drills show how planning is becoming urgent as deadly heat risks rise. Energy & Investment: The Africa Energy Forum (June 16–19) spotlights big capital for transmission, industrial power, and renewables—an ongoing theme as regional energy plans accelerate.
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