AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoClimate & Health: A new global study links rising nighttime heat to nearly a full week of lost sleep each year, with climate change driving a growing share of the damage—also flagged for West African cities including Burkina Faso. Desert Locust Watch: UN/FAO monitoring reports a locust upsurge building in Northwest Africa, with Morocco under the highest pressure and summer migrations a concern for Sahel countries. Water-Energy-Food (WEF) in the Volta Basin: Ghana and Burkina Faso stakeholders met in Accra under the EU-funded EPIC Africa project to push sustainable governance of the Volta Basin, aiming to protect water, energy generation, and food security. Biosafety & Agriculture Data: A new “Biotech Africa Database” is centralising scattered biotech approval and biosafety information, promising faster, clearer cross-border access for crops and livestock products. Security & Extremism Context: The UN warns terrorist groups are expanding across West Africa and the Sahel, increasingly using drones, communications tools, and cryptocurrencies—raising pressure on coastal states in the Gulf of Guinea.
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