AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoRegional Climate Diplomacy: Arab states pushed back hard against fossil-fuel phaseout language in COP30 final text, arguing it’s tied to energy security, while also submitting updated adaptation pledges that still lack strong support for water-scarce, energy-poor countries like Comoros. Earth Science: A new Science study links East Africa’s volcanoes to deep Earth signals by combining earthquake-based seismic imaging with chemical traces in volcanic rocks, helping pinpoint where mantle material originates. Southern Africa Tech & Industry Policy: Ahead of the 46th SADC summit in Durban (16–17 Aug), leaders are urging an “industrial revolution” for the region—cutting internal trade barriers and building a stronger market—under a theme focused on infrastructure, agriculture, and critical minerals transformation. Procurement & Supply Chain Skills: CIPS launched its East Africa office in Nairobi and named Kenya the regional base for professionalising procurement across 13 countries, including Comoros. Quality of Life Data: A Remitly analysis ranks Comoros among Africa’s “price of happiness” countries, placing it around the mid-lower tier compared with North Africa’s much higher thresholds.
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