AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoDigital Payments: Rwanda completes the full rollout of eKash, moving all domestic interoperable retail transactions onto one unified platform and ending the old patchwork of bilateral integrations. Tourism & Branding: Visit Rwanda lands Aston Villa’s front-of-shirt deal as Principal/Official Tourism Partner and Official Coffee Provider, aiming to boost tourism, investment and market reach through elite football. Agrifood Jobs: A Malabo Montpellier Forum report in Kigali argues agri-food system transformation is key to tackling Africa’s youth employment crisis, calling for policy innovations to create large-scale decent work. Biotech Regulation: ISAAA AfriCenter launches a continental “Biotech Africa Database” portal to centralise biotech and biosafety regulatory data, improving access for traders, regulators and researchers across borders. Skills & Mobility: Rwanda’s eKash milestone comes alongside regional skills efforts, including Zimbabwe registering 15,000 skilled returnees under a safe migration programme after South Africa disruptions. Energy & Industry Context: Rwanda’s investor relations transparency also gets a boost, with a report ranking the country among Africa’s most transparent government borrowers.
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