AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoTelecom Push in Madagascar: Lawmakers urged the government to speed up rural telecom roll-out in areas still cut off from mobile and digital networks, after an ICT minister said coverage expansion requests are piling up and connectivity has reached 146 fokontany so far. Urban Resilience Funding: The World Bank approved $225m for PRODUIRE2 to strengthen climate resilience and jobs in Greater Antananarivo and Greater Toamasina, targeting flood protection, drainage, waste management, neighborhood upgrading and land administration after cyclone damage. Lemur Conservation Spotlight: A new rescue center in McGregor, Texas is taking in more than 80 endangered lemurs, aiming to open to the public after USDA certification, with education programs planned. Sports (Madagascar in focus): Ghana’s women’s tennis “Diamond Rackets” departed for Botswana for the Billie Jean King Cup Africa Group III, where Madagascar is among the 11 competing nations. Science & Madagascar Links: Researchers developed miniature diving suits for cyborg cockroaches based on Madagascar hissing cockroaches, designed to help search-and-rescue in flooded or oxygen-poor conditions.
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