AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoRegional Diplomacy: Guinea-Bissau’s foreign minister joined counterparts at the Sahel-Saharan bloc’s meeting in Tripoli, where leaders called for stronger cooperation on security, trade, energy and food security. Political Activity: Restrictions imposed after last year’s coup will be partly eased from November 24, allowing some party meetings with advance notice to the military command. Rallies and street demonstrations remain banned. Public Health: The government cancelled a US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial planned for 14,000 newborns after experts raised ethical concerns about withholding a vaccine recommended by the WHO. Agriculture: Research in northern Guinea-Bissau found that birds and bats ate 87 species of rice pests, suggesting the predators could complement each other in protecting crops. Energy Access: A regional ECOWAS project has connected 490 communities and brought electricity to nearly 500,000 people across Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia and Mali. Migration: Senegalese authorities intercepted migrants, including people from Guinea-Bissau, attempting the dangerous Atlantic crossing; a separate boat sinking off Senegal killed at least 21 people, though victims’ nationalities have not been confirmed.
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