AGP Executive Report
Last update: a day agoSecure ID push: Turkmen electronics firm Aýdyň Gijeler agreed with Eswatini to supply 1.5 million national ID cards and 500,000 biometric passports, using a secure chip platform from Austrian Cards and meeting ICAO/EU standards, with King Mswati III allocating 4 hectares for local production. Energy finance debate: Eswatini signed a $300m deal with Taiwan to build the Phuzumoya Strategic Oil Reserve (80 million litres over 36 months), raising big questions about affordability amid poverty and unemployment. CIT protection upgrade: Fidelity Services and Ox Nché launched next-generation armoured cash-in-transit vehicles, citing improved safety performance and a 13% drop in South Africa’s CIT robberies in 2025, with operations also serving Eswatini. Digital rights snapshot: Afrobarometer data shows perceived freedom of speech is especially low in Eswatini (18%), alongside uneven media freedom across Africa. Skills and connectivity: Eswatini Mobile ran vendor-and-customer engagement visits, while local ICT policy discussions included senators questioning proposed corporate fines in the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill.
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