AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoUN Map Push for Africa’s True Size: Togo-backed “Correct the Map” resolution won UN General Assembly approval (164-1, with the U.S. the only no), urging governments, schools and platforms to use equal-area projections like Equal Earth instead of Mercator, arguing maps shape perceptions and education. Women in Politics: Togo’s national program has trained 323 women in political leadership since 2020, alongside 204 local peer educator groups, as a regional conference in Lomé brings together young women leaders from Togo, Benin and the DRC. Data Protection Compliance: Togo’s Personal Data Protection Authority (IPDCP) is pushing public agencies to meet obligations under the 2019 data protection law, including appointing data protection contacts and training them for certification. Research to Business: A Lomé workshop is trying to improve how Togo’s researchers commercialize innovation by strengthening links with the private sector and tackling intellectual-property and technology-transfer barriers. Media Freedom Tension: Togo’s sanction of correspondent Emmanuelle Sodji is being challenged as a possible retroactive punishment tied to reporting on an indictment that unions say was already circulating. Regional Returns for Burkinabè Refugees: Benin, Ghana, Togo and others signed UNHCR tripartite agreements to support voluntary, safe returns, while critics warn the real test is whether conditions on the ground are secure enough.
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