AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMadagascar Film Festival: The Institute of Malagasy Cinema and Animation (ISSM) kicked off the Madagascar Film Festival in Antananarivo on 20 August, with screenings across 24 regions and six provinces, plus workshops on acting, screenwriting, and smartphone filmmaking, and a gala awards finale on 23 August featuring 36 films in five categories. Youth & reform: A new report says Madagascar’s 2025 youth revolt against President Andry Rajoelina grew into a wider fight against a “captured state,” with elections in 2027 now under question amid fears of delays and expanding foreign influence. Regional culture & access: UNESCO, Smart Africa and Zimbabwe’s ICT ministry convened a Southern Africa workshop on harmonising data governance, with Madagascar among the countries sharing experiences to support cross-border digital policy and future AI readiness. Health & rights: WHO confirmed polio type 2 outbreaks are over in Burundi, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Congo and Uganda, while a Lancet study warns the world still needs 34.4 million more health workers to reach universal health coverage. SADC spotlight: SADC leaders in Durban backed industrialisation, infrastructure, agricultural transformation and critical minerals, with South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa taking the chair as migration and Zimbabwe sanctions stay on the agenda.
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