AGP Executive Report
Last update: 28 minutes agoBorder & Trade Security: A U.S. delegation visited El Guergarate border post to discuss border security cooperation, anti-trafficking efforts, and interagency coordination—highlighting the crossing’s role as a key trans-Saharan trade corridor for goods moving between Morocco and West Africa. Diplomatic Dialogue (SADR–Angola): Sahrawi Foreign Affairs chief Mohamed Yeslem Beissat met Angola’s Secretary of State for Foreign Relations in Luanda to deliver a message from SADR President Brahim Ghali to President João Lourenço, as both sides reaffirmed long-running ties. Food & Agriculture Leadership: The same Angola meeting included Angola’s support for Ambassador Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko’s candidacy for FAO Director-General (2027–2031), with SADR backing linked to her AU agriculture and environment work. Western Sahara Trade Compliance: SONREP warned the European Commission against including agricultural products from occupied Western Sahara in EU-Morocco trade arrangements, saying it would breach CJEU rulings requiring Sahrawi consent. Regional Business & Industry: Forbes ranked five Moroccan family business groups among MENA’s top 100 for 2026, spanning finance, agriculture, manufacturing, retail, and transport—signaling continued industrial and agribusiness clout.
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