AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoGhost Workers Crackdown: Gabon moved from warnings to action, removing 1,473 absent public employees from the payroll after an accounting and biometric audit, freeing over 11 billion FCFA a year that the government says will go toward upgrading strained hospitals, building schools, and recruiting real teachers and health workers. UN Spotlight for Public Health Priorities: Libreville also took on the UN General Assembly vice-presidency, with Foreign Minister Marie-Édith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeny tasked to push priorities including public health, climate action, and conservation. Food Sovereignty at WTO: Gabon is sticking to its plan to ban broiler chicken imports from January 1, 2027, despite a US challenge at the WTO, arguing the move is about protecting domestic production and reducing dependence on imports. Health & Environment Beyond Gabon: Indonesia’s wildfires are worsening toxic haze across Southeast Asia, disrupting classes and flights and raising public health concerns, while the UN warns of a major funding gap for tropical forest protection. Animal Health Discovery: New research from Mount Elgon in Kenya reports elephants “self-medicating” by preparing plant-based remedies for their calves, using at least 35 plant species.
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