AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoGabon–EU Fisheries: Gabon has ended its 19-year Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement with the European Union, saying the deal no longer delivers fair economic returns; the latest protocol (2021–2026) covered EU purse seiners and other tuna and crustacean fishing, and the government framed the move as strengthening sovereignty and pushing a more balanced, sustainable cooperation model. Congo Basin Research: A new Science Panel for the Congo Basin launched in Brazzaville to expand knowledge and protect the forest, warning that slash-and-burn farming, logging, mining and charcoal demand threaten a region that stores major carbon and shapes regional weather. Gabon Offshore Push: Ahead of African Energy Week in Cape Town, a Gabon-focused panel highlights offshore “revival” plans, including a licensing campaign covering about 70% of available acreage and faster talks to convert ExxonMobil and bp MoUs into production sharing contracts. Gabon Potash Drilling: Millennial Potash reported strong Banio Potash Project results, including 220 meters of potash-bearing rock with thick carnallitite seams, supporting claims of a larger, richer deposit and next steps for analysis and further drilling. Groundwater Resilience: A continent-wide push to map Africa’s groundwater aims to help communities find safe, pumpable supplies as rainfall becomes less predictable.
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