AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoMali Education Crisis: Mali’s 2026-2027 school year opened on Oct 1 with more than 2,400 schools still shut, leaving over 730,000 children out of class as insecurity and extremist groups keep turning classrooms into battlegrounds—Kidal and Ménaka are among the hardest hit. Human Rights & Accountability: Amnesty reports Malian forces and Russia’s Wagner committed war crimes against civilians in central and northern Mali, documenting killings and deadly drone strikes. Culture & Learning Access: CANAL+ and Nomad Education launch NOMAD+ across 17 French-speaking African countries (including Mali), with a Benin media-library renovation plan using tablets. Tech for Security & Farming: Mali and Egypt agree to cooperate on space technology, aiming to support security, counter-terrorism, agriculture monitoring, climate resilience, and telecoms. Regional Mobility: Tanzania removes the “referral visa” requirement for Nigerians, a move meant to boost tourism and trade. Food & Gender: UN Women warns Middle East escalation could push 11.7 million more women and girls into food insecurity by end-2026, with South Sudan facing the highest proportional risk.
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