AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoInnovation: Mauritius leads Africa in the 2026 Global Innovation Index ranking, with a score of 34.1. The report points to the island’s strengths in digital technology, financial services and entrepreneurship. Space Strategy: Mauritius has unveiled its Space Strategy 2036, a framework to grow national space capabilities and use space science and technology to support research, innovation and development. A new Space Mauritius website will share initiatives and opportunities. Ocean Research: A study of sperm whales across the south-west Indian Ocean, including waters near Mauritius, finds climate change could shrink suitable habitat. Researchers identify long-term core areas near Mauritius and the Seychelles, and say protection will need to adapt as conditions shift. African Finance: The African Union launched the Africa Credit Rating Agency in Port Louis. The agency aims to provide independent credit assessments that better reflect African economies; it will operate as a private-sector body under AU oversight, with governments barred from owning shares.
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