AGP Executive Report
Last update: 29 minutes agoMadagascar Telecom & Finance: Axian Telecom (linked to Malagasy billionaire Hassanein Hiridjee) reported $980M profit over six months as revenue rose 26.5%, but quarterly net profit fell 29% to $33.2M amid fair-value swings and losses from Wananchi. AI & Labor in the Global South: Sociologist Antonio Casilli says AI depends on “purposely hidden” data workers, with his team interviewing 4,000 workers across 30+ countries including Madagascar—while another report spotlights Venezuela’s “platform extractivism” model. Conservation Policy: Long-term research helped the Malagasy government grant protected area status to the Tsinjoarivo-Ambalaomby rainforest, aiming to curb burning driven by poverty and rural pressure. Mining & Critical Minerals: Rio Tinto’s Madagascar dispute is being used as a warning for how African governments should negotiate with global mining giants as projects expand across the continent. Biodiversity Science: Digitising African herbarium collections is highlighted as urgent for faster access to biodiversity data—especially across Madagascar and the western Indian Ocean.
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