AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoOpposition Under Pressure in Guinea-Bissau: A military court has kept PAIGC leader Domingos Simões Pereira under house arrest after fresh questioning over alleged coup plotting, turning the case into an international flashpoint as Portugal and other Portuguese-speaking states call for his release. National Carrier Deal: Guinea-Bissau signed an MoU with United Nigeria Airlines to relaunch Air Bissau through a joint venture, with Nigeria funding aircraft and know-how while Bissau handles licensing, traffic rights, and support for operations. Health Sector Support: Guinea-Bissau’s public health minister says China is playing a “relevant” role, following a handover of IT equipment to strengthen the ministry’s administrative and technical capacity. Regional Ocean Protection: West African states including Guinea-Bissau backed early marine protected area plans for the Eastern Atlantic, aiming to safeguard a key migration corridor in the Canary–Guinea Currents zone. Shipping Security Concern: A US strike near Oman again highlighted “flags of convenience,” with one vessel reportedly registered under Guinea-Bissau’s flag amid wider scrutiny of maritime compliance.
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