AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoUS Visa Overhaul for Africa: The U.S. State Department plans to cut visa-processing embassies and consulates across Africa from nearly 50 to 20 hubs, with the change expected in June—meaning applicants in non-hub countries may have to travel to places like Monrovia and Lagos to complete interviews and processing. Ebola Watch in the Region: Uganda confirmed six new Ebola cases, bringing infections to 15, while health authorities elsewhere keep tightening surveillance as outbreaks spread. Liberia’s Human Rights Monitoring: OHCHR and the EU handed INCHR operational equipment in Monrovia to strengthen field monitoring and quicker response in hard-to-reach counties. Elections Capacity Building: Liberia’s NEC staff completed a BRIDGE training workshop aimed at improving leadership, ethics, teamwork, and institutional performance ahead of credible polls. Liberia’s Digital Trust Push: A Liberia-origin digital trust network, Alkebuleum, opened its founding council to African institutions and diaspora partners to help verify truth online.
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