AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoSahel AML push: GIABA launched its 2025 Annual Report in Dakar, highlighting ECOWAS progress on anti-money laundering and counter-terror financing, while warning that terrorism, cybercrime and illicit flows still threaten regional stability. ICC withdrawal fallout: The EU regretted Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger starting the process to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, a move tied to the AES bloc and its break with ECOWAS court structures. Niger security and livelihoods hit: In Niger State’s Borgu, youth leaders say insecurity is destroying farms, businesses and basic services, while terrorists also burned five primary schools in Dekara, deepening the education crisis. Power payments pressure: Nigeria’s electricity debt to Benin, Togo and Niger Republic rose to about N17.45bn after international customers paid only 27.57% of Q1 2026 invoices. Co-op finance in Niger: Niger State says 3,000 cooperative societies are empowering members with affordable loans and incentives to support farming and small businesses. Regional trade corridors: Nigeria flags road rehabilitation in Borno to reopen trade routes and improve security—an approach that links infrastructure spending to cross-border commerce.
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