AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAfrican Atlantic Gas Pipeline: ECOWAS leaders in Freetown formally signed the Intergovernmental Agreement backing the $25bn Nigeria–Morocco Atlantic gas pipeline, a roughly 6,900km hybrid offshore-onshore corridor meant to move up to 30 bcm of gas yearly across 13 West African countries, with 15 bcm aimed at Morocco and Europe via Morocco–Spain links; the deal also sets up next steps like creating a project company in Casablanca and a governing authority in Abuja, before a separate Morocco–Mauritania signing. ECOWAS Governance: At the same 69th summit, ECOWAS approved a new 2026–2030 slate for key institutions, including five ECOWAS Commission commissioners and five ECOWAS Court of Justice judges. Mauritania–Germany Ties: Germany’s foreign minister visited Nouakchott to push deeper cooperation on trade, energy and security, highlighting Mauritania’s critical minerals and LNG output, plus its de-escalation approach and refugee hosting. Morocco–Mauritania Security Cooperation: Rabat and Nouakchott agreed to expand coordination on border control, migration management, organised crime and counter-terrorism as Sahel instability grows. Regional Humanitarian Alert: A migrant boat intercepted in Mauritania is feared to have killed at least 234 people after engine failure and days adrift, with survivors including Gambians and Senegalese.
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