AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoOIC Leadership: Mauritania’s Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed was elected new Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah, succeeding Hissein Brahim Taha, with the handover framed around Palestine and broader regional priorities. Energy & Infrastructure: SOMELEC says Nouakchott’s Eastern and Northern electrical substations (Toujounine and Tevragh Zeina) are back to full operation after repairs following fires and a multi-day power outage, with support from Morocco and Senegal. Migration & Humanitarian Response: Mauritania’s coast guard rescued 161 migrants off its coast near Amhijrat, including 17 children, after an engine failure; they are set to be transferred to a Nouakchott reception center. Blue Economy & Skills: Mauritania and Germany signed a €35m cooperation deal for vocational training, coastal biodiversity protection, and blue economy development. Sahel Land Restoration: UNCCD COP17 highlighted new “World Restoration Flagships,” including a WFP-led Sahel resilience initiative spanning Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, aimed at restoring degraded land and strengthening food security.
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