AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoMaritime Fuel Rush: With Strait of Hormuz disruptions reshaping trade routes, global shipping firms are expanding along West Africa’s coast—Minerva Bunkering says it will operate from Mauritania’s Nouadhibou and Nouakchott, joining Vitol and Monjasa as demand spikes for refuelling and repairs. Connectivity Push: A new Atlantic subsea cable push is moving from talk to planning: Via Africa’s consortium (including Mauritania’s telecom and Orange partners) signed an MoU to connect Europe to South Africa with landings across the Atlantic corridor, aiming to boost resilience and bandwidth diversity. Diplomatic Note: In Muscat, Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani sent a written message to Oman’s Sultan Haitham, focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation—especially economic and investment ties—and urging efforts to contain regional tensions. Tourism Momentum: Chad and Mauritania are seeing rising interest from adventure travellers as visa reforms roll out online, with desert expeditions expanding despite broader Sahel insecurity. Education Pressure: Across Africa, more than 100 million children and adolescents remain out of school, and the trend is worsening even as education access policies spread.
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