AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoDigital Transformation: Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed celebrates the 5 Million Ethiopian Coders milestone (5,005,146 enrollments) and urges more youth to register for free summer training as the push targets 7 million by August 2026. Hospitality & Jobs: MIDROC Ethiopia and IFC back an $80m hotel expansion in Addis Ababa, including Sheraton Addis refurbishment and a new Sheraton property, aiming for thousands of jobs and green-certified stays ahead of COP32. Diplomacy & Justice: Nigeria and Ethiopia sign a Transfer of Sentenced Persons Agreement in Addis Ababa, enabling over 100 incarcerated Nigerians to serve remaining terms at home under agreed conditions. Education & Identity (Region): Cameroon moves ahead with student digital IDs for secondary schools, linking records and payments—another sign of Africa’s growing sector-by-sector digital credentials. Humanitarian Livelihoods: DREAMS programme results show entrepreneurship + market access can cut extreme poverty for refugees and host communities in Ethiopia and Uganda. Safety & Faith: In Ethiopia’s Arsi Zone, a century-old Orthodox church was burned and Christians killed in a fresh attack that also displaced hundreds.
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