AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoECOWAS & Diplomacy: Liberia’s VP Kashim Shettima joined West African leaders at the Julius Maada Bio International Convention Centre in Sierra Leone for the 69th ECOWAS summit, with talks expected to focus on peace, governance, integration, trade, infrastructure and sustainable development. Liberia Governance: The Government clarified the Liberia–Morocco scholarship programme, saying over 147 students remain on approved funding and only a limited set of beneficiaries faced expired periods, after reports suggested students were stranded. Security & Justice: Liberia’s LRA said a “Confidential Intelligence Brief” circulating online was forged and falsely attributed to LRA boss James Dorbor Jallah, referring the matter to national security and the Ministry of Justice. Protest Fallout: The CDC accused Police IG Gregory Coleman of involvement in an alleged assassination plot against STAND leader Mulbah Morlu, as public debate continues over a firearm seen during the July 17 protest. Environment: A new report warns Liberia is losing rainforest fast, driven largely by illegal cocoa plantations supplying global chocolate demand. Regional Spillover: Nigeria and Ghana condemned anti-immigrant violence in South Africa and pushed for “Afrophobia” to be discussed at the next AU summit.
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