AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoWildlife Discovery: Researchers have confirmed a newly described Congo monkey species, Colobus congoensis (“Likweli”), using genetic, anatomical and acoustic findings from sightings in the DRC’s Congo Basin—an unusually rare new primate species record in Africa. Gabon Energy & Climate: Lloyd’s Register is providing classification and technical assurance for converting an LNG carrier into a floating storage unit, FSU LNG Cap Lopez, for Perenco’s offshore Gabon project—aimed at LNG storage, export and reduced routine gas flaring. Climate Extremes Across Africa: A Foreign Policy Africa Brief highlights how climate-driven wildfires, drought and flooding are worsening food insecurity and stressing cities’ drainage and waste systems, with calls for better planning and flood protection. Mining, Jobs & Industrialisation: The UN Economic Commission for Africa urged SADC leaders to move beyond exporting raw minerals and agricultural commodities by building regional value chains and processing capacity to create more jobs. Mining Site Infrastructure in Gabon: Turkish firm Karmod installed modular container structures at a manganese mining site near Moanda, citing improved climate-control and durability for work and living spaces in harsh conditions.
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