AGP Executive Report
Last update: 14 minutes agoDigital Family Protection: Ghana’s Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George urged African lawmakers to act fast to shield children from “algorithmic parenting,” warning that foreign-controlled recommendation systems can push pornography, cyberbullying, and anti-family ideologies without parental consent. He called for a Digital Family Protection Act, AI oversight committees in parliaments, stronger cyber and data protection, and faster local AI policy. Regional Policy Push: At the 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Conference in Accra, MPs and civil society backed the Accra Declaration to protect family values and sovereignty, aiming to translate principles into practical action. Banking Tech Risk Watch: Cameroon’s Yaoundé hosted the Community of African Banking Supervisors (CABS) meeting, where regulators discussed how to strengthen prudential cooperation as digital finance and new instruments raise evolving risks across CEMAC. Education Assessment Milestone: A review of Nigeria’s NECO marks 25 years and 35+ million candidates, stressing that maintaining integrity and adapting to global assessment trends will be key to sustaining public trust.
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