AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoOffshore Energy Tech: TGS has signed with Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Hydrocarbon and Mining Development to build a large multi-client offshore seismic megasurvey, starting with post-stack reprocessing of ~27,273 km of 2D seismic and ~35,000 sq km of 3D seismic, targeting completion in Q3 2026; the work is meant to cut exploration uncertainty and improve imaging across the Rio del Rey and Rio Muni basins, as part of a bigger plan for a seamless national offshore seismic dataset. Digital Policy & Child Protection: In Accra, Ghana’s communications minister Samuel Nartey George urged African lawmakers to act against “algorithmic parenting,” saying foreign platforms shape children’s online choices without parental consent, and called for measures like a Digital Family Protection Act and stronger AI oversight. Regional Banking Oversight: Yaoundé hosts the Community of African Banking Supervisors (CABS) meeting, focusing on how regulators can manage risks as digital finance and new financial instruments expand across Africa, including CEMAC countries such as Equatorial Guinea. Labour Mobility Watch: Kuwait issued a circular restricting domestic worker recruitment to only 10 approved countries and banning 27 others, including Kenya—highlighting how Gulf labour rules can quickly reshape African employment flows.
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