AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoLandfill disaster accountability: Guinea’s President Mamadi Doumbouya visited Conakry’s Dar es Salam landfill after a rubbish-mound collapse killed at least 34 people and injured 33, as residents question rushed demolitions, short notice, and a planned “urban park” plus rehousing for about 1,500 families. Cross-border waste risk: Sierra Leone confirmed 17 of its nationals among the dead after the same Conakry landfill landslide, with recovery and identification continuing and dozens of survivors reported. Climate and fire management lessons: A feature from Northern Ghana’s savanna highlights “cool fire”/early burning by farmers and herders as a low-intensity, early-dry-season practice that can reduce fuel loads—an approach framed as relevant to the wildfire crisis now hitting Europe and North America. Solar for resilience: Analysis says Africa is on track for a record 17 GW of solar installations in 2026, and points to solar mini-grids as key for climate adaptation and rural electrification in places including Guinea. Mining and environment watch: Forecasts note Guinea’s iron-ore growth could accelerate with Simandou coming online, but warn delays tied to instability and resource nationalism—raising the stakes for environmental safeguards as extraction expands.
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