AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPublic Health & Services: Gabon’s payroll cleanup is now a major health-and-welfare story: after a financial and biometric audit, 1,473 “ghost workers” were removed from the state payroll, freeing over 11 billion FCFA a year that the government says will go to hospital renovations, school building, and hiring real teachers and healthcare workers—though unions want safeguards against wrongful dismissals. Food Security: Gabon is pressing ahead with a ban on broiler chicken imports from Jan 1, 2027, even after the US filed a WTO complaint; Libreville says the move is about food sovereignty and scaling local production, with imports far outpacing domestic output. Wildlife & Health Research: New research reports elephants around Mount Elgon “self-medicating” by mixing medicinal plants with breast milk for calves, using at least 35 plant species—an unexpected window into animal health behavior. Global Health Context: A UN-linked firefighting fund for tropical forests was announced, but critics warn it leaves out large parts of Africa and Southeast Asia as wildfires worsen and air quality risks rise.
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