AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCEMAC Digital Payments Watch: COBAC is scrutinising how customer funds move through payment providers and aggregators, after finding some flows pass through intermediaries’ accounts; it discussed the risks and accounting treatment in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, but said no new rules are yet announced. Local Industry & Trade: Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe is reshaping its dealer network across West and Central Africa, expanding Machinery Distribution in Africa (including Equatorial Guinea) and widening Movicortes’ territory, with a transition planned by end-2026. Oil & Gas Local Content Push: Mermaid Maritime set up Mermaid Subsea Services Limited in Nigeria with Marine Platforms Limited to support subsea work for TotalEnergies Nigeria and other majors while meeting local content and contracting requirements. Regional Diplomacy & Business: Cameroon and Indonesia will hold a second Indonesia–Cameroon Business Forum in Yaounde in October, targeting partnerships in agriculture, manufacturing, transport and industrial development. AFCON Qualifier Impact: DR Congo beat Zimbabwe 2-1 in Harare with Yoane Wissa scoring and assisting, while DR Congo also opened the window with a win over Equatorial Guinea. Global Policy Pressure: The US Supreme Court allowed Trump to resume deportations to third countries for now, while African leaders at the UN General Assembly demanded greater representation and control over natural resources in the global order.
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