AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoDigital Finance in CEMAC: BEAC is pushing interoperable payments across Central Africa, rolling out a CEMAC QR system that lets people pay across banks and mobile wallets via GIMAC/GIMACPAY, aiming to lift financial inclusion in the bloc. Aviation & Greener Flight Plans: Cameroon’s civil aviation authority has started a feasibility study for a national sustainable aviation fuel industry, looking at regulation, certification, sustainability reporting and emissions impacts. Bioko Biodiversity Discovery: A Canadian entomologist working on Bioko Island used dung-baited traps to formally describe three new dung beetle species, underscoring how much local biodiversity can still be unknown. Malabo Deportation Safety Concerns: Reuters reports police pulled firearms on US third-country deportees in Malabo after a dispute over mobile phones, raising alarms about medical care and legal access. Equatorial Guinea in Regional Air Routes: Ibom Air hit about 5 million passengers and added an Airbus A220-300 to reach a 10-aircraft fleet, with plans to expand routes including Malabo. Tech & Connectivity Costs: A Broadband Genie study ranks the UK 46th for average mobile broadband data cost, offering a benchmark for how pricing varies by market. Immigration Policy Debate: An opinion piece argues “belonging” in the US has long been shaped by race-based exclusion, echoing historical laws and statements.
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