AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoBurkina Faso’s mining pivot: The government has granted SOPAMIB an industrial permit for the Bouboulou gold project, its first state-operated industrial gold mine, with expected output of about 7.27 tonnes over 15 years and major job and revenue gains. Sports in Ouagadougou: Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigers (U-18) booked their AfroBasket spot after an unbeaten Zone 3 run in Burkina Faso, including a 100-54 win over hosts. Regional diplomacy: Mali and Algeria have reinstated ambassadors and reopened airspace after a yearlong rift tied to a drone incident. Health data push: Rwanda is sharing its national health intelligence model with Burkina Faso and other countries to strengthen local control of health data. Water-energy-food planning: Ghana and Burkina Faso stakeholders met in Accra under the EU-backed EPIC Africa project to improve governance of the Volta Basin for water, energy and food security. Sovereignty debate: A new discussion piece argues that in the Sahel, sovereignty is being framed as the foundation of democracy amid EU criticism of Burkina Faso.
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