AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoU.S. Visa Overhaul for Africa: The U.S. State Department plans to cut visa-processing embassies and consulates across Africa from nearly 50 to 20 regional hubs, expected to start in June, with Malabo named as one of the remaining full-processing sites. Applicants from countries without a hub may have to travel for interviews and biometric steps, raising costs and delays. Telecom Modernisation in Equatorial Guinea: Getesa, Equatorial Guinea’s state-owned telecom operator, has begun a broad modernisation programme under new CEO Charles Borome Razafimahatratra, focusing on network optimisation after a presentation to Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue. Maritime Rights Ruling: The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) awarded the Marshall Islands more than $14 million over the 2022 detention of the tanker MT Heroic Idun, involving Equatorial Guinea’s actions and the crew’s prolonged detention.
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