AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCoffee Value-Chain Push: Eight African countries met in Marrakech to launch a new push to boost African control of coffee processing, exports, and market access, including agreements and a plan for a major Africa research center backed by Nigeria’s AGARA. Madagascar Minerals Policy: Madagascar’s transitional leadership is again stressing that minerals should be processed domestically before export, warning it could revise the mining code if companies don’t commit to local processing. Critical Minerals Watch: Germany’s federal geoscience institute visited NextSource’s Molo graphite mine in Madagascar as part of a study aimed at securing natural graphite and anode supply for Europe’s battery push. Regional Deal-Making: Madagascar also appears in wider Africa diplomacy this week, including meetings tied to the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, where leaders pushed for industrialisation and fairer access to credit. What’s Missing: No major new Madagascar-only breaking news hit the last few hours beyond the ongoing minerals and summit-linked diplomacy.
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