AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoInfrastructure & Trade: Liberia’s road push stays in focus as President Boakai and the Saudi Fund for Development inaugurate the 81-km Gbarnga–Salayea Highway, with co-financing from BADEA, OPEC Fund and KFAED—aimed at cutting transport costs and boosting market access for farmers and businesses. Legislative Support: The House backs the wider road agenda, pledging priority to executive road proposals and related instruments. Agribusiness Finance: UfarmX says it has credit-scored 17,000+ smallholder farmers across Nigeria, Senegal and Liberia, facilitating $6.8m in farm commerce—using digitised value-chain data to unlock lending. Rubber Value Chain: Liberia’s export ban on unprocessed natural rubber takes effect, pushing producers toward local processing and manufacturing. Anti-Corruption Watch: The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission is assessing a complaint involving the Liberia Telecommunications Authority’s traffic monitoring arrangement with NUMTEL. Health System Capacity: Bong County breaks ground on a modern County Health Team office complex funded by the Ministry of Health (over US$700k). Women in Security: MoD and UN Women launch a campaign to recruit more women into the Armed Forces of Liberia, targeting 40% female representation by 2030. Global Health Shock (Regional Impact): DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak hits record scale as it becomes the world’s second-largest on record, underscoring pressure on fragile health systems.
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