AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPublishing & Awards: Qatar’s Arab Book Award says it received 835 nominations for its 2026 fourth edition, with 682 entries in the single-book category and 153 in the achievement category, spanning linguistic, literary, critical, historical and Islamic studies. Media Freedom & Law: Nigeria’s SERAP and the Nigerian Guild of Editors urge lawmakers to reject the Foreign Aids (Regulation, Transparency and Disclosure) Bill, warning it could tighten state control over civil society and independent media. Regional Peacekeeping Books: ECOWAS unveiled four publications on its peacekeeping and peacemaking interventions, including “Fighting Bushfires” and other after-action reviews covering West Africa’s conflict responses. Digital Publishing & AI: A push is growing for AI firms to share revenue with publishers, as concerns mount that automated systems are siphoning traffic and destabilising journalism. South Africa Press Case: Unisa’s bid to gag journalist ednews.africa failed, after the court rejected an urgent interdict aimed at silencing reporting. Uganda Finance Oversight: Uganda’s NSSF faces scrutiny after an Auditor General report flagged weak oversight of associate companies and collateral gaps in a Uganda Clays loan.
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