AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoDigital Security: South Africa leads Africa in suspected digital fraud, with 3.0% of 2025 transactions flagged, and losses increasingly tied to third-party seller scams on legitimate ecommerce—generative AI is making attacks more precise and faster. Botswana Tech & Finance: Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) convened a finance-and-banking engagement on how connectivity underpins secure, always-on digital services, pushing collaboration across the financial ecosystem. Sci-Tech Cooperation: South Africa and Botswana reaffirmed stronger science, technology and innovation links through the SA-Botswana Bi-National Commission, including plans for regional digital sovereignty, university research collaboration, and a regional research and innovation fund. Critical Minerals (Botswana): Giyani Metals’ K. Hill manganese Definitive Feasibility Study points to battery-grade manganese potential for EV supply chains, but with a sharp capex jump to $535m amid 2026 cost pressures. AI Adoption (Tunisia): Tunisia ranks 8th in Africa for generative AI use, with 13.5% of working-age people adopting the tools, according to a Microsoft AI Economy Institute report. Water & Health (Botswana-linked): A feature highlights how medicine shortages and limited access to care are hitting families hard in Botswana, with caregivers and patients describing the real-life cost of system gaps.
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