AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoElections & Representation: Nigeria’s INEC released the final list for the 2027 Senate race: 1,303 candidates for 109 seats, but only 123 are women—highlighting a widening gender gap across parties including APC, PDP, ADC and NDC. Election Integrity: INEC says it has integrated NIN into the voter register to audit, verify and clean records ahead of 2027, as it hosts an AU pre-election needs assessment mission. Public Accountability: Ghana’s parliamentary minority caucus boycotted a closed-door foreign affairs briefing over the government’s failure to provide an itemised, document-backed account of nearly GH¢50m spent on evacuating Ghanaians from South Africa after xenophobic attacks. Governance & Institutions: A Supreme Court justice (African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights) urged Canada–Africa research partnerships to move beyond aid and give African institutions real control over questions, funding, data and IP. Civil Society & Development: The African Development Bank held its first Civil Society Open Day in Zimbabwe, focusing on Zimbabwe’s National Development Strategy 2 and areas like debt resolution, youth and climate-resilient infrastructure. Security & Rights: South Africa’s Ramaphosa declared Nov 4, 2026 a public holiday for local government elections. Regional Politics: Protests in the DRC are growing over a law that could enable a third presidential term for Felix Tshisekedi, pending constitutional change and a referendum.
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