AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoSADC Chair Handover: Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa urged member states to operationalise and fund the SADC Regional Development Fund as South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa took over the 46th summit chair in Durban, with the bloc pushing resilient, sustainable industrialisation. Critical Minerals & Jobs: SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi told leaders to stop exporting raw critical minerals and move to beneficiation and manufacturing to create jobs and wealth. Madagascar in the Mix: SADC leaders flagged ongoing regional instability including “the Republic of Madagascar,” while the chair transition follows Madagascar’s earlier relinquishment after political turmoil. Migration Tensions: Durban security is tight ahead of planned anti-immigrant marches by South Africa’s “March and March” movement, as Pretoria presses for ratifying a stalled regional protocol on free movement of people. Madagascar Business Watch: Total Graphite reported encouraging near-surface graphite mineralisation at its Tarandava drilling in the Vatomina licence, including a peak 18.62% total graphitic carbon. Culture & Heritage: France returned Malagasy royal skulls to the Sakalava king in Menabe, a move tied to hasina and political legitimacy.
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