AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoOverseas Health Watch: Mayotte’s abortion rate keeps falling, projected at 18.9 per 1,000 women (15–49) in 2025 versus 22.1 in 2022, but analysts warn the drop may also reflect strained access to care—fewer services and more procedures happening outside healthcare facilities in mainland France (about 47%) than in Mayotte (around 30%); Innovation & Start-ups: Congo Basin Innovation Days in Brazzaville selected 10 standout start-ups from 40 for the Innovation Outre-Mer 11 competition at Station F in Paris (23–27 Nov 2026), with teams from Congo, Gabon, DR Congo and Chad pitching to investors; EU-Russia Sanctions: EU diplomats discussed a new sanctions package targeting Russia’s military industry, with a shift away from sector-wide measures amid tough member-state negotiations; Transatlantic Tech & Security: Macron and Canada’s Carney announced closer cooperation from Saint-Pierre-Miquelon—covering defense, energy, critical minerals and advanced tech like quantum computing, satellites and supercomputing—while also backing Canada’s EU “associate member” push; Science & Heritage (Maritime Archaeology): Virginia’s underwater archaeology team continues work on the Yorktown maritime battlefield using National Park Service funding, mapping how submerged cultural remains shape views of the Revolutionary War.
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