AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMigration Pressure: An Afrobarometer report finds 45% of Africans have considered leaving their countries, driven mainly by economic hardship and jobs; West Africans show the highest “a lot” interest, with Guinea-Bissau among the top cases (49%). Trade Awareness Gap: The same Afrobarometer survey shows only 13% of Africans have heard of AfCFTA, even as support for easier free trade rises to 62%, with Guinea-Bissau at 27% awareness. US Visa Bond Shock: From Aug 3, the US made its refundable visa bond programme permanent for selected B1/B2 applicants from 50 countries, including Guinea-Bissau, with deposits up to $20,000 at consular discretion—refunded only if rules are followed. Cabral’s Soil Legacy: New coverage revisits Amílcar Cabral’s link between soil care and human freedom, framing his agronomy ideas as newly urgent for rural livelihoods. Malaria Map Shifts: A Nature study says climate change is “moving” malaria—slightly increasing risk overall, but potentially reducing it in today’s hottest hotspots while raising it in southern and East Africa.
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