AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoGabon Ports: A.P. Moller Capital has agreed to buy Portek International, which operates a terminal in Gabon. The buyer says it will work on safety and environmental performance, including emissions-reduction planning. Protected Areas: WWF Congo Basin director Nadège Nzoyem says mining should have no place in protected areas, while warning that funding and wildlife monitoring remain inadequate amid steep declines in monitored African wildlife populations. Congo Basin Forests: WWF is urging coordinated, landscape-wide investment in conservation and local livelihoods. Its figures show the Congo Basin received only about 4% of forest finance directed to major tropical forest regions in 2017–2021. Energy Plans: A proposed gas-fired programme in Greater Libreville could add 150–450 MW of power, backed by more than $1 billion in expected financing. Aurion Capital says it would fund the project with partners, without a financial commitment from the Gabonese state.
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