AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoRegional AI Push: East Africa just took a big step toward shared AI capacity, launching the East African Community Artificial Intelligence Alliance (EAC AI Alliance) and its first flagship, a Network on AI in Education and Research, to tackle how member states have been investing in AI separately. Health Funding Shock: Kenya and wider Africa are still feeling the aftershocks of donor pullbacks, with USAID exit exposing how fragile donor-funded health programmes can be when governments don’t fully own financing. Climate Pressure on Food: New research warns Great Lakes farmers are facing rising heat-driven spread of crop pests and diseases, on top of floods, droughts, and conflict. Burundi Infrastructure Strain: Burundi’s main port recovery remains a climate test after flooding damaged the Bujumbura facility that handles most of the country’s trade. Tech in the Region: Vietnam’s firms keep expanding abroad, including telecom growth and 5G rollouts reaching Burundi and Tanzania.
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