AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPublic Health Funding: Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa urged sustained investment in resilient health systems, research and local medical manufacturing as Ebola in DR Congo and Uganda continues, announcing US$1 million to support Africa CDC efforts. Neglected Tropical Diseases: WHO validated Kenya as the 10th African country to eliminate human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), a milestone for neglected tropical disease control. Equatorial Guinea Energy Tech: TGS signed with Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Hydrocarbon and Mining Development to build an offshore multi-client MegaSurvey, starting with post-stack reprocessing of ~27,273 km of 2D and ~35,000 sq km of 3D seismic data, targeting Q3 2026, with a longer plan for a seamless dataset across Rio del Rey and Rio Muni. AI for Everyday Research: Google expanded “Ask Gemini in Chrome” to Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, bringing built-in AI search and understanding to more users across the region. Science Data Governance: A new push argues African universities need stronger data frameworks and trusted local repositories so research data doesn’t default to servers abroad.
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