AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSahel Security: Tuareg separatists and al-Qaeda-linked militants ambushed a Malian convoy near Anefis–Gao, killing more than 50 soldiers and allied Russian fighters and taking others hostage, with Mali reporting retaliatory airstrikes. Regional Diplomacy: ECOWAS leaders meeting in Lungi, Sierra Leone, reaffirmed plans to launch the ECO single currency in 2027, with qualifying states first and support for others later. ECOWAS Leadership: Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye was elected rotating ECOWAS chair, with Birame Diop named ECOWAS Commission president for 2026–2030. Mali’s War Reality: A separate report says jihadists killed 50 Malian soldiers and 16 in Niger, underscoring widening Sahel violence. Cross-border Energy Politics: ECOWAS signed the intergovernmental agreement for the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline in Freetown, shifting the project to a top-level political commitment. Governance & Oversight: Cameroon announced a tax recovery operation starting August 1 after UAE trade data exposed large undeclared gold exports, targeting 51 companies and 33 sites from 2023–2025.
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