AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoDiplomatic Appointments: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Jim Risch opened a nominations hearing that includes Nutan Patel as ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde, spotlighting continued U.S.-Cabo Verde engagement. Air Connectivity: Togo’s ASKY Airlines says it plans to grow to about 30 aircraft and 40 destinations in five years, with Cabo Verde named among its network points as it prepares for longer-haul routes. Health Focus: WHO reports dementia is rising across Africa, affecting about 1.9 million people and costing families and societies an estimated US$15.6 billion a year, with Cabo Verde among countries involved in regional workshop discussions. Cabo Verde Politics & Memory: President José Maria Neves says he will seek re-election and also backs a technical, museological dialogue on including the 1974–1975 Tarrafal prisoner memory in the Resistance Museum program. Diaspora Tragedy: A vigil in the U.S. for Cape Verde crash victims comes as Brockton’s Cape Verdean community mourns the Fogo bus disaster and a separate shooting death.
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