AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoSevere Weather: Johannesburg and wider Gauteng were hit by a powerful storm, with uprooted trees blocking roads and a taxi crushed under a fallen tree as SAWS issued Orange Level 5 warnings for flooding, hail and damaging winds. Climate & Food Security: A “super El Niño” could worsen hunger, with forecasts warning it may push 49 million more people into food insecurity as aid funding falls short. Water Stress & Infrastructure: Civil rights groups in South Africa are urging a halt to new data centres over fears for scarce water and electricity, while Morocco’s “water motorway” plan signals a bigger push to move water between river basins. Agriculture Inputs: Morocco donated 1,000 tonnes of DAP fertilizer to Mali to support farmers facing climate-driven soil and water pressures. Digital & Innovation: Ethiopia says it is building globally competitive AI capacity via IGAD-linked regional cooperation, aiming to apply AI in agriculture, health and education. Wildlife & Health: Nigeria’s ophthalmology workforce concerns were raised as eye-care specialists migrate, and reports also highlight unsafe fruit-ripening chemicals in farming.
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