AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoBanking Supervision & Cyber/AI Risks: Central African banking supervisors met in Yaounde to push stronger oversight for “emerging risks,” with BEAC and COBAC hosting and leaders highlighting stablecoins, AI, digital fraud, cybersecurity, and climate threats as priorities for keeping financial systems resilient. Startup Tech & Regional Market Access: The 929 Challenge (with the 2nd 929 Summit) is set to run Dec 3–4 at Cotai Expo in Macao during AIE Expo 2026, adding a new acceleration programme to help startups enter the Greater Bay Area, with Sao Tomé and Príncipe included among the Portuguese-speaking countries in the programme’s scope. Maritime Security & Advanced Monitoring: Indonesia says it stopped illegal fishing by targeting 1,210 vessels since 2021, estimating Rp16.6 trillion (about US$895m) in prevented losses, and says it will keep upgrading maritime surveillance with advanced monitoring tech and stronger enforcement—an approach relevant to fisheries governance across the region. Justice & Trust in Courts: A survey by Afrobarometer ranks Nigeria among the worst for access to justice and confidence in courts, with only 28% saying ordinary people can get justice—an indirect but important tech-and-governance signal for how digital services and legal systems can be designed. Tech Cooperation & Transfer: Egypt urged deeper South Korea–Africa cooperation focused on infrastructure, industrialisation, technology transfer, energy, and food/water security, alongside calls for better concessional financing for African development.
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