AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoDigital Rights: Paradigm Initiative is using the African human rights commission’s Dakar session to press for stronger online protections, citing gaps in AI policy, internet freedom and children’s rights. Regional Connectivity: Senegal is hosting West African officials to set a shared strategy for national digital backbone networks and improve cross-border connectivity. Digital Governance: A report covering Senegal and 10 other countries warns that digital identity and public-service systems can exclude people with poor connectivity or limited digital access. Separately, ECOWAS electoral bodies adopted AI-use guidelines, building on a symposium held in Dakar. Digital Manufacturing: Senegal has signed an agreement to launch a digital equipment assembly complex in Diamniadio. Fisheries & Environment: An investigation links fishmeal production in Senegal’s coastal communities to pollution and pressure on wild fish stocks, as African experts meet in Senegal to discuss aquaculture’s role in development.
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