AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPublic Health Push: With leaders gathering in Geneva, a new warning is blunt: vaccination has stalled and global funding has fallen sharply, putting millions of children at higher risk even though vaccines have prevented 150M+ deaths and deliver major returns. Counterterrorism in the Lake Chad Basin: In Nigeria’s Borno State, terrorists reportedly abducted 42 schoolchildren as the U.S. and Nigeria announced a coordinated overnight strike that killed ISWAP/ISIS commander Abu-Bilal al-Minuki—an operation that could disrupt the group’s planning but may also invite retaliation. Regional Security Spillover: The week’s violence underscores how the Lake Chad fight keeps feeding wider instability across the Sahel. Sahel Tourism Signals: Despite insecurity, Chad and Mauritania are seeing rising interest from adventure travel, helped by new online visa systems and expanded desert expedition plans.
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