AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoDrug Trafficking Crackdown: South Africa’s Border Management Authority seized about 713kg of methaqualone (ABBA) at Beitbridge, worth nearly R1bn, after a routine truck scan from Malawi escalated into an eight-hour search; three suspects were arrested and will face court. Regional Security & Trade: ECOWAS officials inspected readiness for the Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau, while Nigeria and other member states pushed stronger ECOWAS cross-border cooperation to tackle terrorism and transnational border crimes—aimed at improving security coordination and supporting regional integration. Maritime Readiness: The Obangame Express maritime exercise (OE26) wrapped up after a three-week drill in Cameroon, with Guinea-Bissau among participating countries, focused on illegal fishing, piracy and trafficking in the Gulf of Guinea. Energy Project Funding Risk (Guinea): Guinea’s OMVG chair warned that persistent financial constraints and contractual tensions could delay flagship energy projects like the Sambangalou Dam and the OMVG Interconnection, urging member states to clear contributions and fund 2026 budgets.
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