AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAI & Security in Mali: Anthropic says its Claude AI was misused by a tech consultant in Bamako working with Mali’s junta-linked intelligence service (ANSE) to build “Lakana 360,” a surveillance system that could monitor about 25 million SIM cards, capture calls/texts/voice traffic, and identify people by voice after SIM changes. Health Milestone: Mali’s Health Ministry says surgeons at Gabriel Toure University Hospital in Bamako successfully separated conjoined twin girls—sharing a bladder and colon—marking a first of its kind in West Africa. Regional Trade Push: Burkina Faso’s employers’ body (COGEF) led by Idrissa Nassa met Nigeria’s ambassador in Ouagadougou to expand ties in trade, investment, logistics, manufacturing and the digital economy, including plans to reactivate a dormant Nigeria–Burkina Faso joint commission. Sports Spotlight: Mali Daily Times readers may also note the wider Sahel sports buzz as Mali’s neighbors celebrate basketball wins and rewards, with Nigeria’s D’Tigress receiving promised presidential support after the 2025 Afrobasket.
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