AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoEnergy and Health: A Cotonou summit urged African governments to judge electricity reforms by whether they improve livelihoods and essential services, including health care—not just by new connections. Medicine Safety: Benin’s first 12 graduates in medicine and health-product quality control are prepared to help identify unsafe or substandard products before they reach patients. Road Safety: A new Highway Code replaces a 1956 decree, making serious offences such as drunk driving, hit-and-run and phone use behind the wheel crimes, as Benin faces nearly 3,200 road deaths a year. Nutrition and Climate: The ICRC plans to support 125 northern Benin families with seeds and solar pumps in 2027, helping communities adapt to climate pressures, diversify diets and strengthen incomes. Benin has also earmarked 797.5 billion FCFA in proposed 2027 public investment for climate-related projects, including measures addressing food-security risks.
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