AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMaritime & Trade Law: ITLOS delivered its biggest-ever ruling in the M/T Heroic Idun (No. 2) case, ordering damages of over $12m plus a fine after crew detention linked to loading near Nigeria’s Akpo terminal—an important signal for shipowners and states on limits of anti-piracy powers and freedom of navigation. Ocean Protection: West African governments pushed to include the Eastern Atlantic in the first wave of marine protected areas under the high seas treaty, highlighting the Canary–Guinea currents corridor stretching to Nigeria and São Tomé and Príncipe. IP & Health Industry: PATAM and TWN filed a Third-Party Observation at ARIPO challenging a Gilead patent application on broad HIV compounds, arguing prior disclosures undermine novelty and inventive step across ARIPO contracting states. Finance Governance: A look at São Tomé and Príncipe’s licensing debate explains why licensing and supervision are often kept separate in modern cross-border financial systems. Geopolitics & Influence: Ukraine’s intelligence says Russia is expanding “Russian Houses” across Africa—including São Tomé and Príncipe—to shape opinion and recruit students and workers, coordinated via Rossotrudnichestvo.
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