AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoRegional Cooperation: ECOWAS and the Sahel Alliance states agreed in Dakar to form joint working groups on trade, security and other shared priorities, opening a formal channel after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger left the bloc. Colonial History: A £100,000 grant will help Kendal Museum work with Kenya’s Nandi community to revisit a collection tied to colonial violence and the seizure of Nandi land and property. Cultural Heritage: In Gabon, communities are raising concerns about growing foreign pharmaceutical interest in iboga, a sacred plant used in Bwiti traditions, and the need to protect local practices. Historical Education: Burkina Faso’s proposed history-curriculum reform has sparked debate over incomplete narratives and how schools should present the country’s past.
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