AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPort & Trade: Ghana’s Tema Port closed 2025 as West Africa’s top container gateway, moving about 2.2m TEUs and edging past Lomé and Abidjan, with transshipment now about a quarter of flows and ultra-large vessels increasingly calling. Mining & Finance: Ghana’s Adamus Resources lease revocation is tied not just to alleged breaches but also to reported statutory arrears—GRA and Minerals Commission figures cited by a ministerial review committee. Gold Supply Chains: A report on illicit gold smuggling highlights how weak formal buying infrastructure pushes miners toward black-market sales, costing countries large sums in lost revenue. Sahel Security & Resources: Research warns that Sahel lithium expansion could open new financing routes for armed groups and criminal networks via weak regulation and porous borders. Health & Industry Links: Ghana is urging deeper China-West Africa cooperation that goes beyond importing medical goods—pushing local manufacturing, training, and technology transfer to strengthen health security. Humanitarian/Logistics: Russia delivered WFP-linked food aid to Burkina Faso, underscoring ongoing supply needs amid insecurity. Digital Risk: A cyberattack disrupted book distribution in Australia, a reminder that logistics and publishing supply chains can be hit by system failures.
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