AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoRegional Integration & Borders: Delegates from universities across 17 African countries met in Accra to push economic restructuring, political reforms, and deeper integration—aiming to reduce physical border barriers and trade costs. Submarine Cable Security: A new report urges Australia to act as an “Indo-Pacific preferred cable hub,” warning that rising hybrid-war risks make undersea cable resilience a shared regional priority. Cross-border Policing (Togo link): Nigeria’s police, via INTERPOL, arrested and repatriated a Chadian murder suspect, Mahadijiria Abdoulaye, to N’Djamena through Lomé, Togo, under bilateral cooperation. DRC–Rwanda Peace Monitoring: DRC and Rwanda agreed on new steps to strengthen monitoring of the Washington Accords, with Togo and the AU Commission among key backers. Togo Conservation Law: Togo adopted new rules for protected areas, clarifying community rights, compensation, and financing as the country seeks more green investment. Diplomacy: Switzerland appointed Dr Thomas Oertle as ambassador-designate to Ghana, Benin and Togo. ECOWAS Trade Facilitation: A Ketu North MCE urged ECOWAS to sustain border stakeholder engagements and public education to improve free-movement protocol implementation.
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