AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoMining & Security: A Swiss national conducting a mining survey and a Central African Army NCO were killed in an attack about 50 km from Bangui, underscoring how CAR’s mineral wealth remains exposed to armed violence. Justice & Rights: CAR’s main court resumed criminal trials after a two-year halt, aiming to cut Bangui prison overcrowding and reduce prolonged pretrial custody. Humanitarian Pressure: In eastern Chad, MSF reports over one in five pregnant and breastfeeding women are acutely malnourished, with severe funding gaps worsening access to food and healthcare—an environment-and-health warning for the wider region. Natural Capital for Development: The African Development Fund approved a $4.23m phase-two grant to integrate natural capital into development financing across 13 countries including CAR, running Oct 2026–Sep 2029. Governance & Foresight: Security actors in Central Africa trained in Yaounde to shift from reactive policing to strategic anticipation, aligning with organized-crime threat assessments. Film & Storytelling: “Yazz,” set in a UN compound in CAR, won major Locarno Pro Awards, spotlighting lived experience from inside the country’s humanitarian setting.
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