AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoSouth Africa’s Local Elections: Voters head to the polls amid anger over failing services, including Johannesburg water outages. An opposition organiser’s killing has heightened fears of election violence, while the ANC faces a tough test in municipal contests. Trade Tensions: The Trump administration plans to remove South Africa and Rwanda from AGOA duty-free access from January 2027, citing concerns over trade barriers and other eligibility criteria. Pretoria says it will support affected industries and seek new export markets. Nigeria’s Political Tensions: Fifty civil society groups are calling for an independent probe into the attack on opposition figure Omoyele Sowore in Ekiti. Sowore alleges the governor took possession of devices recovered after the attack; the claim has not been independently verified. Separately, the ADC says Sokoto authorities sealed its campaign office, while Atiku Abubakar alleges efforts to disrupt the party’s campaign. West Africa’s Power Links: ECOWAS is closing a regional electricity project that has brought power to 490 localities and nearly 500,000 people in The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Mali.
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