AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoEnergy for learning: Malawi switched on a 20MW utility-scale battery storage system near Lilongwe, aiming to cut blackouts and keep power steady for hospitals, schools and businesses as El Niño threatens hydropower. Classroom support: In Malawi’s Lilongwe, ATIDI donated desks and safe-water items worth over K43m to six rural schools, including boreholes that helped avert cholera risks. Academic freedom: Tanzania’s African Coalition for Academic Freedom urged President Samia Suluhu Hassan to release three jailed university lecturers, warning detention without prompt court oversight harms both justice and higher education. Health education in schools: Western Cape health teams report nearly 37,000 Grade 5 girls vaccinated against HPV in the first half of 2026, with more learners being contacted for consent. Youth skills and jobs: Kenya’s Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship selected 12 early-stage startups for up to KSh 12.9m each, backing founders building for excluded learners. Research and public health: Africa CDC’s Jean Kaseya pushed for evidence-based Ebola response and more local vaccine and pharma manufacturing across Africa, including Ghana.
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