AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoRetail IPO Buzz: Aliko Dangote opens his refinery to retail investors from as low as $4, with the Dangote Refinery IPO set to start at ₦525 per share and a ₦5,250 minimum, aiming for broad pan-African participation. Media & Comms Regulation: South Africa moves to scrutinise Netflix and WhatsApp pricing, while Icasa also targets big telcos, Netflix and WhatsApp over affordability and pricing. Youth Entrepreneurship Finance: Liberia launches the YEIB-MANCO Technical Assistance Program (AfDB-funded) to help 50 MSMEs build business plans, marketing and digital readiness before accessing financing. Child Safety Online: A report warns children as young as 13 are being drawn into selling explicit content online, with poverty and social pressure driving exploitation. Health Impact: A Lancet study estimates 2.7bn people globally are exposed to second-hand smoke, including 767m children, linked to 1.66m premature deaths in 2023. Marketing Industry Governance: Liberia’s Marketing Association recalls a Maryland County superintendent after complaints, clearing him of financial allegations due to insufficient support. Global Trade Access: Lesotho gets a two-year AGOA extension to Dec 2028, keeping duty-free access for textiles/apparel and fisheries exports to the US. Innovation & Infrastructure: CSquared shifts its Ganta broadband and digital skills programme from a grant pilot to a commercial network, deploying community Wi‑Fi and training 1,200+ students.
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