AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 minutes agoUN Cartography Fight: The UN General Assembly backed a resolution urging governments and schools to use equal-area map projections that better reflect countries’ true size, with Africa-focused states leading the push; the US was the lone vote against, calling it ideological, while the measure is nonbinding and doesn’t ban Mercator. Sahel Security & Russia’s Role: Niger’s junta said Russia’s Africa Corps helped crush a mutiny at Air Base 101 in Niamey, underscoring Moscow’s growing value to regimes in the Sahel beyond counterinsurgency. India Digital Arrest Crackdown: India’s CBI escalated “Operation Chakra-VI,” conducting coordinated raids across 20 states tied to scams that impersonate officials to coerce money transfers. Nigeria Elections Prep: The ADC published a full slate of governorship and deputy governorship candidates for 2027 across 28 states, signaling early positioning for a highly contested cycle. Education & Governance: India’s President Murmu is set to award 48 National Teachers Awards, while Pakistan’s Ahsan Iqbal urged universities to shift from publications to measurable national development impact. Homelessness Pressure in New Zealand: A youth group called for a bipartisan accord to end rough sleeping by Christmas after another death linked to street homelessness.
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