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- Botswana’s 2026 foot-and-mouth disease outbreak could reduce the country’s GDP by between 0.8 and 1 percent, according to agricultural economist Patrick Malope. The government has already committed P97 million to containment measures while working to restore livestock trade.Livestock contributes roughly 1.2 percent of national GDP.
- Urgent diplomatic intervention is needed to protect South Africa’s preferential access to the US market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Exporters Western Cape CEO Terry Gale has appealed directly to President Cyril Ramaphosa, warning that the loss of AGOA benefits would intensify pressure on businesses and jobs.
- As of late October 2026, the Gulf remains exposed to the US-Israeli war with Iran that began on 28 February, with Gulf states having absorbed Iranian strikes since then.Two spillover fronts are driving day-to-day risk for the six GCC states: Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and attacks on shipping around the Strait of Hormuz.
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