AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoDrug Enforcement: Liberia says joint security forces destroyed two massive cocaine consignments worth about US$336 million, and President Joseph Boakai has elevated the probe to the National Security Council as authorities move from seizures toward hunting alleged financiers and facilitators. Gender Rights Funding: In The Gambia, a Supreme Court challenge to the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) is reigniting a familiar fight—civil society says the practice is losing ground, but campaign funding is drying up. Migration & Security Politics: At least 99 migrants died trying to reach Spain’s Ceuta, as Spain’s government deployed the military and framed the crossings as a “hybrid threat” after a Supreme Court ruling limited immediate deportations. Regional Governance: A West Africa summit in Freetown spotlights ECOWAS’s democratic commitments amid the absence of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger and Guinea’s return to the bloc. US-Guinea Consular Impact: The US plans to suspend visa services in Conakry and 24 other African posts from Aug. 1, citing security screening and operational realignment.
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