AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoForestry & Wood-Processing Skills: AFD and RIFFEAC signed a €5m (about CFA 3.3bn) deal to launch ADEFAC 2, a five-year push to train workers and strengthen sustainable forest management across six Congo Basin countries, including the Central African Republic. Clean Power for Telecom: CREI secured $90m from Cygnum Capital and Norfund to expand renewable energy systems that power mobile networks, with financing aimed at Mali and the Central African Republic among other markets. Electrification Milestone: World Bank and AfDB’s Mission 300 says it has connected over 50 million people to electricity across 40 countries, with the initiative now moving at nearly double the early pace—relevant for CAR’s broader power access push. Fuel & Trade Logistics: Cameroon’s shippers council selected Tradex to build and run fuel stations at logistics centers along the Douala-Bangui and Douala-N’Djamena corridors, supporting trucking that links the region to the Central African Republic. Agriculture Prices Watch: CEMAC data show cocoa export prices fell 24.6% in the period reviewed, dragging down agricultural export prices—an issue for CAR’s farm-linked trade outlook.
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