AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoDigital Economy Partnerships: Oman’s OCCI joined an official Oman–Mauritania delegation to push cooperation on digital transformation, AI, smart cities, IoT and cybersecurity, aiming to help Omani firms expand regionally. U.S. Visa Costs for Mauritania: The U.S. is making its visa bond program permanent from Aug 3, letting consular officers require refundable deposits up to $20,000 for B1/B2 business and tourism visas; Mauritania is listed with an Oct 23, 2025 start date, and the bond is refunded if rules are followed and the traveler leaves on time. Mauritania Climate Action: Mauritania launched a four-day aerial seeding campaign to fight desertification affecting over 84% of its land, targeting 8.7 million hectares with 3 tons of native drought-resistant seeds across nine regions. Regional Energy Trade: West African states backed a proposed 6,800-km gas pipeline linking gas producers including Nigeria, Senegal and Mauritania to the Maghreb–Europe Gas Pipeline toward Europe. Health Security: WHO-backed an eight-year health security and emergency response strategy (2022–2030) now being implemented in Mauritania and other countries, with plans to scale up further. Migration Pressure in Europe: A surge of migrants into Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco triggered deaths and a political crisis, with renewed debate across the EU on border controls and migration management.
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