AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoForestry Skills Boost: AFD and RIFFEAC signed a €5m (about CFA 3.3bn) deal in Yaoundé to expand ADEFAC 2, a five-year training push for sustainable forest management and wood-processing skills across Cameroon and five Congo Basin countries. Electricity Theft Crackdown: Cameroon’s Socadel plans an aggressive fight against electricity fraud in its first 100 days, citing about 3,000 cases found in Yaoundé and Douala and estimating losses of CFA60bn a year. Climate Risk Funding: FAO and WFP are seeking US$202m to protect 8.8m people in 22 high-risk countries from El Niño impacts, including droughts, floods and storms—Cameroon is listed among the vulnerable. Wildlife Under Pressure: Researchers report demand for vulture parts in Nigeria and Benin is driving poisoning and trapping that is now reaching central African populations, including around Chad’s N’Djamena sites. Ocean Governance: At the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, countries including Cameroon backed the Mombasa Declaration to speed up fisheries transparency and tackle illegal fishing. Road to Greener Growth: Cameroon signed an MoU with UK firm PROPAV Infrastructure to draft technical and financial proposals for the Bekoko–Limbe–Idenau road, with environmental assessments set before works begin.
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