AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoSouth Africa asylum clampdown: South Africa’s Constitutional Court has ruled that once an asylum application is finally rejected, rejected applicants can’t submit fresh repeat claims while staying in the country—aimed at stopping a “never-ending cycle” that blocks deportations and clogs the system. Press freedom watch: Reporters Without Borders released its 25th World Press Freedom Index, warning that press freedom is declining in 100 of 180 countries. Uganda power politics: Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for a seventh term in Kampala, with regional leaders in attendance and AU praise for “peace and stability” under his long rule. DRC frontlines shift: In eastern DR Congo, M23 fighters withdrew from several areas north of Uvira, including Sange, amid military pressure and US-led diplomatic push for a ceasefire. Regional trade friction: EAC officials in Kampala urged South Sudan and Tanzania to remove roadblocks and levies hitting intra-EAC cargo. Burundi in global spotlight: Burundi’s Évariste Ndayishimiye backed Museveni’s re-election as institutional continuity.
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