AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoIllegal Gold Crackdown in Ivory Coast: Abidjan is deploying drones, 300 motorcycles, pick-ups, troop vehicles and zodiacs to hit illegal gold mining across 11 regions, with a first batch delivered Sept. 30 and a larger order planned to support a six-month eradication push. Mining Value-Chain Push (Regional): Burkina Faso opened Raffinor-BF, its first domestic gold refinery, aiming to process and certify gold at home and keep more value in-country; it starts at 164 tonnes/year with plans to scale. Cocoa & Skills Pressure: Ivory Coast’s science pipeline is weakening, with only 0.6% of baccalaureate candidates on the elite maths-physics track in 2022, raising alarm for future engineering and industrial capacity. Abidjan Metro Logistics: Africa Global Logistics Côte d’Ivoire moved five heavy locomotives for Abidjan Metro Line 1, showing how port-to-rail transport capability underpins urban infrastructure. Payments Infrastructure: BCEAO authorized 175 institutions to offer interoperable instant payments (PI-SPI), with Ivory Coast leading at 38 participants—good news for fintech and trade flows. Climate Finance Boost: GCF unlocked $4bn+ for African climate investments, but stressed the need for more investment-ready project pipelines.
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