AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoCourt & regional politics: Opposition parties petitioned SADC over the government’s alleged “defiance” of binding court orders, arguing constitutional reforms are being undermined by disregard for judicial decisions, with the move timed ahead of the 46th SADC summit in Durban. Regional security & governance: Durban is preparing for the SADC Heads of State and Government Summit with heightened security around the convention centre as South Africa takes the SADC chairmanship from Madagascar and senior officials meet to set the agenda. U.S.-Madagascar minerals angle: The U.S. is ramping up critical-minerals financing tied to rare earths and batteries, and Madagascar’s Ampasindava rare earth project is in the spotlight via U.S. development funding—small now, but positioned inside the wider U.S.-China supply-chain rivalry. Local politics & public trust: A report revisits Antananarivo’s unused cable car system, launched under former President Andry Rajoelina, calling it a costly failure that deepens public frustration over basic service delivery. Civic life: Antananarivo hosted a major Arbaeen walk commemorating Imam Hussein, with organizers distributing materials and running religious and humanitarian activities.
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