AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoElections and governance: São Tomé and Príncipe’s national electoral commission says the main opposition MLSTP won the most seats in Sunday’s parliamentary polls, taking 24 of 55—short of a majority—while President Carlos Vila Nova’s Independent Democratic Action took about 23, making the smaller MCI-PS/PUN a potential kingmaker as talks begin; voters are pushing for jobs, better services, and action against youth emigration. Youth exodus: Reporting ahead of and around the vote highlights that nearly 40,000 people (about 18%) live abroad, with young voters demanding investment and opportunities at home. Health supply cooperation: Libya signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Africa CDC to join the African Pooled Procurement Mechanism, aiming to improve access and affordability of medicines; Libya also took chairmanship of the ReTAC for North Africa. Local environment and livelihoods: On Príncipe, Mark Shuttleworth’s Faya Foundation has started paying residents small quarterly “dividends” for pledges to avoid damaging activities, but early payouts fall far below the advertised maximum and critics say it misses wider government-backed development. Business and trade: Hitachi is reshaping its construction-equipment dealer network across West and Central Africa, expanding Movicortes’ territory to include São Tomé and Príncipe.
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