AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCopperbelt Mining: Patriot Resources buys a 90% stake in a new high-potential Copperbelt licence, 17km from First Quantum’s Fishtie project, as Zambia’s copper race heats up. Digital Payments: Visa expands Visa Pay across Africa, including Zambia, using a software kit to help banks and mobile money firms launch virtual cards and speed up digital disbursements. HIV Supply Chain & Health Systems: CIDRZ and the Defence Force of Zambia link SmartCare Pro with eLMIS to cut duplicate data entry and improve treatment continuity and stock reporting. Food Security & Elections: Debate grows over the K347 FRA maize price versus a campaign promise of K500 per 50kg bag, with implications for farmers, mealie-meal prices and public finances. Public Health Policy: Pan-African Parliament backs legal frameworks to integrate traditional medicine into national healthcare systems, pushing research, licensing and quality rules. Trade & Finance: Afreximbank returns to US dollar bond markets with a $1.5bn issuance, signaling investor appetite for African credit. Supply Chain Industry: Registrations open for Zambia’s 2026 ASCON conference in Livingstone, focusing on industrialisation, tech and AfCFTA trade barriers. Sports (Local Pride): Zambia’s Copper Queens thrash Egypt 6-0 in WAFCON 2026, led by Barbra Banda’s four goals.
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