AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI and Startups: Lomé’s Afric’innov summit brought together entrepreneurship-support groups from 18 countries to rethink how incubators can help businesses as AI tools become widely accessible. Organizers planned to present a Lomé Manifesto on support, funding and public policy. Health Innovation: WHO trained healthcare workers in Lomé to use acoziborole, a single-dose oral treatment for sleeping sickness; a second training for English-speaking countries is scheduled for Nov. 9–11. Digital Rights: Togo hosted African data-protection authorities to discuss safeguarding personal information and strengthening digital sovereignty. Connectivity: A five-country 330kV power link involving Togo has passed 75% completion, but security and construction delays threaten progress. A Commonwealth study also flagged a gap in Togo: 4G coverage reaches 99.7% of the population, yet fewer than half of young people use the internet.
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