AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSpace Policy: Botswana officially signed the NASA-hosted Artemis Accords in Washington, joining the growing civil space exploration club and signaling a push for safer, transparent cooperation as the country builds on its recent BOTSAT-1 satellite milestone. Regional Integration: SACU leaders, including Botswana’s President Advocate Duma Boko, wrapped up their 9th summit in South Africa with a focus on strengthening regional value chains and responding to shifting global trade, supply chains, and new technologies. STEM & Youth Skills: Merck’s Curiosity Cube™ returned to Johannesburg, running hands-on synthetic biology activities with school learners to boost STEM interest and career pathways. Agriculture & Resilience: Botswana’s new National Fodder Production Strategy targets adding one million tonnes of fodder annually by 2030 to close the feed deficit and improve drought resilience for livestock and rural livelihoods. Digital Transport Tension: Botswana taxi operators warned they may surrender permits and move to e-hailing if new regulations are seen as favouring platform-based transport. Health Systems: AFRICALLI marked World Allergy Week 2026, urging African health planners to treat allergy and immunology care as essential, not marginal.
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