AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoNiger–Benin diplomacy: Benin’s new President Romuald Wadagni made Niger his first foreign stop since taking office, pledging to remove obstacles to cooperation and to reopen the border after Niamey accused Cotonou of hosting “French bases.” A joint expert committee is set to report within 15 days, with security and counterterrorism high on the agenda. Niger security and regional spillover: The UN says weapons looted in Libya’s 2011 conflict have resurfaced across the Sahel, including Niger and Nigeria, now in the hands of extremist groups. Niger education and insecurity: In Nigeria, insecurity is disrupting schooling for over 52m pupils and students, with school attacks and kidnappings driving closures and fear—an alarm bell for the wider region. Nigeria deportations: The US confirmed deportation of 355 West Africans, including 110 Nigerians and 8 Nigeriens, with names and photos released. Sahel violence: A bus hit a land mine in Mali’s Bamako–Kayes route, killing 8 and injuring 42, amid rising jihadist activity.
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