AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 minutes agoHorn of Africa Weather: A tropical depression could bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to Somalia and Socotra, raising the risk of flash flooding. Mining Damage: Ghana’s Ashanti Green Initiative has launched a 153-hectare project to restore land and riverbanks damaged by illegal mining near the Jimi Dam, a drinking-water source. River Pollution: Litter traps on South Africa’s Kaalspruit are catching plastic before it spreads downstream into the Hennops, Crocodile and Limpopo rivers. Water Safety: Sewage pollution has left a Tshwane water plant offline until 2027, while contamination in Bronkhorstspruit has sickened 408 people. Climate Finance: Nigeria is developing a framework to channel climate funding to smallholder farmers facing droughts and floods. Clean Energy: African wind capacity has reached a record 11.1GW, though three countries account for most of it. Forest Fires: Fires are worsening across Africa’s tropical forests, raising concern for the Congo Basin.
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