AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoOIC Leadership: Mauritania’s Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has been elected Secretary-General of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah, succeeding Chad’s Hussein Ibrahim Taha, with Azerbaijan’s deputy foreign minister backing the new chief and highlighting cooperation ahead of an OIC summit in 2027. Migration at Sea: Mauritania’s coast guard rescued 161 migrants off the coast near Amhijrat, including 17 children, after a boat engine failed; the group is set to be transferred to a reception center in Nouakchott. Energy & Infrastructure: Morocco and Senegal have sent technical teams and equipment to help restore electricity in Nouakchott after two transformer-station fires caused prolonged outages, with SOMELEC reporting gradual power returns and replacement equipment. Blue Economy & Skills: Mauritania and Germany signed a €35m cooperation deal for vocational training, coastal biodiversity protection and blue economy development, including €20m for training and €15m for coastal programs. Sahel Land Restoration: The UN WFP-led Sahel Integrated Resilience Initiative was recognized as a World Restoration Flagship, backing land rehabilitation and food security across Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.
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