AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoIndian Ocean Marine Governance: Monaco’s Explorations de Monaco presented its 2022 Indian Ocean mission report under the Monaco Blue Initiative, delivering 25 recommendations for protecting marine ecosystems, managing fisheries sustainably, tackling human pressures and strengthening regional cooperation across waters shared by Mauritius, the Seychelles and Saya de Malha Bank. Seychelles Security: Seychelles authorities arrested eight Iranian nationals after intercepting a stateless dhow carrying opioids and cocaine worth €20 million, with the vessel and drugs destroyed at sea following an updated legal framework. Regional Humanitarian Response: The African Union launched a new humanitarian coordination platform in Mahé to improve crisis response across displacement, hunger, conflict and climate-linked disasters, amid a major funding gap. Mental Health Workshop: Seychelles was among countries attending a WHO-led East and Southern Africa mental health inter-country learning workshop in Johannesburg, aimed at sharing best practice ahead of a global summit in Kigali. Digital Identity Warning: Mauritius’ data protection chief stressed that digital ID systems must be built with privacy and cybersecurity safeguards from the start. Cyber Threat: Researchers report hackers abusing hosting providers GHOSTYNETWORKS and OMEGATECH to run JavaScript malware infrastructure used for large-scale spam and business email compromise.
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