AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoDiplomacy in the spotlight: President Ilham Aliyev met a delegation led by Eswatini’s King Mswati III, underscoring how small states keep finding big-room leverage. US migration crackdown spreads: Sierra Leone has agreed to take in hundreds of West Africans deported from the US under a “third-country” deal—first flight due May 20 with 25 people from Senegal, Ghana, Guinea and Nigeria—while rights groups warn deportees may be pushed back despite US court protections. Health policy debate: South Africa’s HPV strategy is vaccinating girls, but a new push argues boys should be covered too, since men can develop cancers linked to the virus. Cost-of-living pressure: Households across the region are buckling under electricity, fuel and transport hikes, with fears that food prices could follow. Eswatini’s domestic momentum: The country commissioned a major metal foundry in Sidvokodvo, aiming to create 500+ jobs and boost value-added industry.
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