AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoDigital Finance: BEAC is pushing interoperable payments across the CEMAC bloc, rolling out a CEMAC QR code system that lets users pay across banks and mobile money wallets via GIMAC/GIMACPAY, aiming to lift financial inclusion to 60% by 2029 and 75% by 2032. Aviation & Climate Tech: Cameroon’s Civil Aviation Authority has started a feasibility study for a national sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry, looking at local resources, production technologies, regulation and life-cycle emissions to help airlines meet ICAO/CORSIA requirements. Bioko Biodiversity Research: A Canadian entomologist working on Bioko Island used dung-baited traps to identify and formally describe three new dung beetle species, showing how much biodiversity can still be hidden even in well-studied ecosystems. Regional Connectivity in Practice: Nigeria’s Ibom Air says it has expanded to 10 aircraft and plans new routes including Douala, Libreville and Malabo, with growth tied to airport and maintenance upgrades. Oil Branding & Infrastructure: Uganda has named its crude “Pearl Sweet,” linking the low-sulphur blend to planned exports via the EACOP pipeline to Tanzania’s Tanga port.
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