AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoConservation: Congolese civil society groups are demanding cancellation of two oil permits they say overlap more than half of Conkouati-Douli National Park and nearly 90% of its protected wetlands. The blocks were awarded to China Oil Natural Gas Overseas Holding United and Oriental Energy. Climate: President Denis Sassou-N’Guesso is in Antalya for COP31, where he is expected to promote the UN Decade of Afforestation and Reforestation, a Congo-backed initiative running from 2027 to 2036. University Affairs: MEEC elders have condemned a ministry order suspending the student movement’s activities at Marien-Ngouabi University until it holds a national council, calling the measure arbitrary and a breach of freedoms. Health Regulation: The National Order of Pharmacists says the Health Ministry licensed Propharma as a wholesaler despite the body’s refusal to approve the company, raising concerns over the rules governing pharmaceutical practice. Rural Roads: Work has begun on the 69-kilometre Akou-Mbon road in Plateaux, with a six-month schedule and a budget of about 1.28 billion CFA francs. Investment: Aliko Dangote says his group is exploring potash and phosphate mining in Congo as part of a wider African fertiliser expansion.
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