AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoBusiness & Agriculture: Itafos and Rio Tinto have amended their sulfuric acid supply deal for Itafos’ Conda, Idaho phosphate plant, keeping Kennecott as the Utah supplier while switching the pricing benchmark from the Vancouver Index to the Tampa Index (from May 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2029) and adding flexibility on delivered volumes. Regional Security: ECOWAS is moving toward a regional counterterror force, with plans discussed for a core counterterror brigade and a key question now being how it will be financed. Sports & Youth: Guinea-Bissau’s wrestling team has arrived in The Gambia for the TOLAC tournament (May 15–17), while sports media ties also deepen as the Gambia’s sports journalists’ leader joins Guinea-Bissau’s minister for a forum in Bissau. Drug Trafficking Watch: Spain warns drug traffickers’ “stashing areas” are spreading fast, with routes and speedboat activity linked to wider coastal expansion. Local Governance & Data: Ghana’s fisheries minister stresses the need to “look at our data again” as governance and enforcement plans are updated.
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