AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCritical Minerals & Energy Transition: UN ECA launched a €15m, five-year project in Lusaka to strengthen environmentally and socially responsible critical minerals value chains across SADC, aiming to move countries from extraction to value addition. Rural Power Rollout: Zambia’s Rural Electrification Authority handed over 85 completed K463m grid extension projects to Zesco, targeting initial connections for 15,232 households. National AI Capacity: Zambia and Huawei signed an MoU to build a National AI Data Centre and train 5,000 ICT professionals, pushing local skills for the next wave of digital services. Student Finance: HELSB recovered over K1.01bn in student loans from former public university students (2018–2026), citing improved recovery systems and digitised applications, with plans to consider extending loans to private universities. Health Tech & Diagnostics: CIDRZ presented findings on reflex MTB/XDR testing in Zambia, highlighting faster detection of drug-resistant TB beyond rifampicin-only approaches. Humanitarian Tech & Care: A Chinese medical team donated supplies and provided free care to refugees in Lusaka via a UNHCR outreach programme. Clean Cooking Finance: AfDB announced a new clean cooking programme to support about one million households across Africa and cut millions of tonnes of CO2.
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