AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoLiberia–Legislative Push: Liberia’s House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon urged lawmakers to stay united and focused on national development as the 55th Legislature’s Second Quarter of the Third Session opened, highlighting resilience and new laws aimed at governance and growth. Guinea–Justice Access: The ECOWAS Court of Justice will run a sensitisation mission and external court sessions in Conakry from May 13–18, with a public legal clinic and a hybrid set of decisions. Guinea–Digital Backbone: Guinea signed a contract for a second submarine fibre-optic cable, aiming to boost connectivity after the first cable nears saturation. Guinea–Rights Alarm: UN human rights experts condemned the enforced disappearance of three children and an adult in Conakry, linking it to retaliation fears tied to exiled activist Elie Kamano. Mining–Simandou Momentum: Simandou iron ore shipments hit a record 1.2mt in April as ramp-up lifts global flows and swells Chinese stockpiles. Maritime–IUU Pressure: A marine scientist warned that illegal fishing is still undermining food security, biodiversity, governance and ocean research across the Gulf of Guinea. Africa–Policy Meets Capital: Kigali’s Africa CEO Forum 2026 signals a push for “economic sovereignty” as leaders try to align governments with private funding amid commodity and debt stress.
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