AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoConstitutional Referendum: Guinea-Bissau is set to vote on Aug. 30 on a new charter that would significantly expand presidential powers, including appointing and dismissing the prime minister and cabinet, creating or abolishing ministries, chairing the Council of Ministers, and dissolving parliament in a grave political crisis; it would also shrink parliament from 102 to 65 seats and cut electoral constituencies from 29 to 12, with supporters saying it strengthens institutions and critics warning it concentrates authority. ECOWAS Security for Elections: In Bissau, the ECOWAS Resident Representative, Amb. Ngozi Ukaeje, praised the professionalism of the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau (ESSMGB) and urged senior officers to focus on supporting Guinea-Bissau’s national defence forces ahead of the referendum and subsequent general elections. Public Health Support: WAHO donated €1.5 million in lab equipment to Guinea-Bissau’s National Public Health Laboratory to boost disease detection, epidemiological monitoring, and emergency response capacity under an ECOWAS-backed project funded by Germany. Regional Peacekeeping Legacy: ECOWAS honoured ECOMOG commanders and journalists killed during the Liberia and Sierra Leone conflicts, while Defence Minister Christopher Musa recalled losing 10 Nigerian Defence Academy coursemates in Liberia during the same peacekeeping era.
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