AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoEast Africa Energy & Industry: Aliko Dangote has offered East African countries a 30% stake in a planned $16bn Lamu, Kenya refinery (700,000 bpd), with Kenya potentially taking 10% (~$500m) and a wider regional complex/port push lifting total investment to about $20bn, with groundbreaking slated for September. Municipal Infrastructure: South Africa’s Infrastructure South Africa says 37 projects (~R69bn) are completed and 82 (~R502.7bn) are under construction, while it’s funding municipal prep work to unlock further water, sanitation, energy and waste investment. Housing/Property & Courts: Nigeria’s Abuja court discharged four people in the Royal Anchor Estate electricity dispute after the complainant repeatedly failed to show up. Urban Services & Costs: Lagos proposes new wastewater and faecal sludge rates to improve regulation and make tariffs clearer for property owners and service providers. Security & Community Risk: Nigeria’s Peter Obi warns attacks and abductions in Benue, Plateau and Niger are a national security emergency, as NAF steps up air operations in the North-West and Sokoto officials urge unity against banditry. Disaster: Guinea’s Dar Es Salam landfill collapse in Conakry killed dozens after heavy rains. Macro Pressure: Nigeria’s headline inflation eased to 15.43% in July, but food inflation jumped, keeping household pressure high.
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