AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEducation & Security: Mali’s school year opened Oct 1 but over 2,400 schools remain closed, leaving 730,000 children out of class as armed groups expand and target or occupy schools, with the worst impact in Kidal and Ménaka. Agriculture & Sahel Cooperation: Mauritania’s agriculture minister met a CILSS delegation to review cooperation on agricultural mechanization for semi-rainfed areas. Energy & Investment: Aura Energy named its “Tiris” build team for Mauritania—John Carr as president, Spencer Davey as CFO, and Jeremy Carter as chief strategy officer—while the bankable feasibility study is now due mid-October and financing targeted for end-2026. Clean Power Finance: Mauritania and France signed a concessional loan for 10 solar power stations with storage (€39.2m), aimed at cutting rural-urban gaps and supporting jobs. IMF Talks: Mauritania’s budget and economy leadership met IMF delegations to discuss strengthening cooperation. Regional Diplomacy: President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani reaffirmed Mauritania’s push for deeper West African integration at an ECOWAS summit in Sierra Leone. Human Rights Watch: Amnesty renewed allegations of war crimes by Malian forces and Wagner-linked personnel, including killings and torture of civilians in areas near Mauritania.
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