AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoNoise-Free Nations Index: Go2Africa’s Noise-Free Nations Index puts Bhutan at the top as the world’s quietest country (Quiet Score 89.44), with Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Gabon close behind (80.61), linking higher scores to lower population/tourist density and more protected land. Arms Trade Treaty push: At the Arms Trade Treaty conference in Geneva (Aug 24–28), a Gabonese diplomat urged African states to sign, ratify and fully integrate the treaty into national law to curb illicit small arms and light weapons. Forest conversion in the Congo Basin: A Yaounde workshop (Green Development Advocates) brought together regional policymakers and civil society to tackle forest conversion pressures across the Congo Basin and strengthen cooperation, monitoring and sustainable management. Lope National Park tourism: Lope National Park’s best whitewater rafting window is the dry season (June–September), when lower water levels expose rapids and safer conditions for navigation improve. Gabon gas infrastructure: Lloyd’s Register is classifying and providing technical assurance for the conversion of an LNG carrier into an FSU for offshore Gabon, aimed at supporting storage and export while helping reduce routine gas flaring.
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