AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 minutes agoMaritime Safety & Skills: Ghana’s Maritime Authority is pushing tougher assessment and certification standards for seafarers, launching a week-long regional familiarisation training with Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Cape Verde and The Gambia to strengthen competence checks under IMO course 3.12. Public Health & Risk Communication: Africa CDC highlights how managing rumours is key to stopping disease outbreaks, pointing to deadly misinformation patterns seen across the continent. Air Quality & Health: A new Africa Air Quality Brief says Senegal and Cape Verde were among the worst hit by unsafe air in 2025, with many days above WHO PM2.5 limits driven largely by Saharan dust. Fisheries Sustainability: FAO hosted a Small-Scale Fisheries Summit in Rome, with ministers including Cabo Verde discussing how to implement the 2014 SSF Guidelines to protect livelihoods and food security. Cabo Verde on the Front Page: Cabo Verde President José Neves mourns a fatal bus crash that killed at least 25 schoolchildren on a field trip from Curral Grande to Ponta Verde, with authorities still investigating the cause. Finance & Credit Outlook: An Africa Sovereign Credit Rating Review says Cabo Verde was among countries receiving rating upgrades in the first half of 2026, citing reforms and macro stabilization.
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