AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAI in Browsers: Google is rolling out “Ask Gemini in Chrome” to more African markets, including Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa—and São Tomé and Príncipe—expanding AI help for searching and understanding information beyond a small pilot. Climate Watch: New global analyses say May 2026 was the second-warmest May on record, with NOAA and NASA/Copernicus pointing to record heat and high odds that 2026 will land among the four warmest years. Health & Research Capacity: The Merck Foundation is continuing cancer-care training across multiple African countries, aiming to grow specialist oncology teams and improve early diagnosis and treatment access. Finance & Cyber Risk: Central African banking supervisors met in Yaounde to discuss how regulators should respond to emerging risks, financial digitalisation, and new cyber and climate threats. Startup Push for Portuguese-Speaking Africa: The 929 Challenge is expanding into AIE Expo Macao and launching an acceleration programme, with “929” explicitly including São Tomé and Príncipe among the Portuguese-speaking countries in the Greater Bay Area network.
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