AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoJobs Pressure: South Africa’s latest unemployment numbers are grim—youth unemployment jumped by 181,000 to 4.7 million, while employed youth fell by 258,000—fueling calls to speed up labour-intensive growth and support SMEs. Satellite Connectivity: Uganda has licensed Starlink to operate, with conditions like a local presence, a national gateway, and on-the-ground staff—joining a growing, uneven wave of African satellite internet rollouts. Policy Clarity Push: A new Africa Technology Policy Tracker is trying to make digital laws easier to find, but the takeaway is sharp: more regulations don’t automatically mean better outcomes. Zambia Health & Governance: Zambia highlighted health sector progress at WHA79, while the Attorney General launched a UNODC project to boost governance and trade facilitation along the Lobito Corridor. Digital & Energy Ideas: Zambia’s constituency solar plan is being pitched as a model for tackling energy poverty while meeting climate goals.
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