AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoSADC Chair Handover: Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa urged SADC to operationalise and finance the SADC Regional Development Fund as South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa formally took the chair at the 46th summit in Durban, with the bloc pushing industrialisation via infrastructure, agriculture and critical minerals. Critical Minerals Push: SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi told leaders to stop exporting raw minerals and move faster into beneficiation, manufacturing and job creation, aligning with the summit theme. Durban Security & Migration Tensions: Authorities tightened security around the Durban ICC amid plans for an anti-immigrant march, while South Africa presses for ratification of the free movement of people protocol—an agenda fight that Zimbabwe and Mozambique reportedly resist as a stand-alone item. Madagascar Mining Update: Total Graphite reported encouraging near-surface graphite results from its Tarandava drilling in the Vatomina licence, including a peak 18.62% TGC, supporting near-term mine planning and resource confidence. Connectivity Tech: Airtel Africa and Starlink launched Africa’s first satellite-to-phone service in the DRC, enabling compatible phones to connect where mobile coverage is weak.
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