AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAviation & Infrastructure: China Railway 11th Bureau Group says it has completed major works on Guinea-Bissau’s Osvaldo Vieira International Airport—new technical block and a 13-story air traffic control tower—under a 4.7bn CFA-franc project, with handover planned for 2027. Political Transition: Guinea-Bissau’s junta leader, General Horta N’Tam, made his first foreign trip to Chad for independence celebrations, a move seen as aimed at boosting legitimacy and breaking diplomatic isolation. Tax & Revenue Reform: West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) gathered nearly 400 participants across 16 countries to push digital VAT modernization and stronger domestic revenue mobilization. Policy & Governance Pressure: A Guinea-Bissau research group proposes a national dialogue and unity-government transitional framework with international guarantors, calling for political ceasefire steps, prisoner releases, and security guarantees. Media Freedom: MFWA urges Guinea-Bissau and other West African states to end arbitrary arrests and prolonged pretrial detention of journalists and civil society actors. Regional Business Context: A reminder that Guinea-Bissau-flagged shipping has been caught in wider Black Sea disruptions—highlighting how regional instability can quickly spill into trade and logistics.
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