AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCybersecurity Overhaul: Madagascar’s Council of Ministers has approved a bill to modernise the 2014 cybercrime law, as part of a wider cybersecurity framework update begun last December. Regional Security Diplomacy: SADC officials met in Salima, Malawi, to focus on security and stability in eastern DRC, Madagascar and Mozambique, with agenda items also covering democratic governance and conflict prevention. SADC Election/Conflict Watch: The same SADC meeting agenda includes recommendations on the electoral transition and the conflict situation in Madagascar, alongside the humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC. Drug Trafficking Crossroads: Reports highlight major interdictions tied to Madagascar travel routes, including a South African man arrested in Thailand with 17.5kg of heroin hidden in coffee and tea bags, and multiple NDLEA cases in Nigeria involving heroin and meth seizures from passengers arriving via Madagascar. Education Pressure Point: New analysis says more than 100 million African children and adolescents remain out of school, with Madagascar cited among countries showing improvement amid still-high absolute numbers.
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