AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAssessment of ICC withdrawals: Chad joins Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger in withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, citing an “unbalanced” approach, while the ICC also faces internal turmoil over the removal of Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan amid misconduct allegations. School closures in South Africa: Eastern Cape Education begins closing 123 public schools for low enrolment, with 300 more threatened, raising fears for rural learners over transport and overcrowding. WAEC exam integrity: WAEC withholds 2026 BECE results for nine private candidates over suspected collusion, directing affected learners to an irregularities portal. Learning and health: A Lancet Global Health review estimates 172,000 mother-to-child hepatitis B transmissions in the WHO African region in 2022, stressing the need to raise birth-dose vaccination and add maternal antivirals. Child safety and GBV: South Africa mourns multiple learner deaths, including Cameron Waldeck-Cooks, with police upgrading her case to murder after a post-mortem found strangulation and suffocation. Infrastructure and opportunity: Namibia’s Shiwana Ndeunyema is nominated among Africa’s top infrastructure influencers, reflecting growing focus on energy and institutional capacity as oil and gas interest rises.
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