AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoState Tech & Digital Access: Lagos State topped Nigeria’s 2025 State Performance Index, ranking first overall and leading on revenue generation, with 69% of income coming from internally generated revenue and strong scores in internet penetration and digital access. Public Health & Data: A 2026 Data Commons review highlights Africa’s highest alcohol consumers, with Uganda at the top (11.30 litres per person annually) and other countries following, pointing to health and social risk patterns. Africa–Korea Development Push: Egypt’s foreign minister says South Korea–Africa cooperation should expand into infrastructure, industrialisation, technology transfer, energy, and food and water security, alongside calls for more concessional financing for African development. Debt & Development Space: An IMF-focused roundup notes several African countries carry relatively low IMF debt, giving them more room to fund services like healthcare and education amid wider regional borrowing stress. Architecture & Research Networks: The Pan-African Biennale announced participants for its inaugural 2026 edition in Nairobi, spotlighting African spatial research and material practices under “Shifting the Center: From Fragility to Resilience.”
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