AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoSão Tomé & Príncipe Presidential Race: The Constitutional Court has confirmed five candidates for the 19 July presidential election, validating Carlos Vila Nova, Jorge Bom Jesus, Nito D’Abreu, Miques João Bonfim and Eugénio Tiny, while rejecting businessman Nino Monteiro over constitutional criteria tied to family background; the registered electorate stands at 142,298 voters, including 20,525 in the diaspora. Election Monitoring: Angola’s CNE president, Manuel Pereira da Silva, is leading ROJAE-CPLP observers in São Tomé and Príncipe, meeting candidates and visiting local media as part of monitoring from polling to results tabulation. Geopolitics: São Tomé and Príncipe is balancing global powers as it prepares for elections amid renewed attention following a Russia military cooperation deal signed in April 2024. Oil & Gas Setback: São Tomé and Príncipe reportedly rejected all bids in its latest offshore licensing round for blocks 7, 8 and 9, citing insufficient operator diversity, leaving Petrobras and Oranto as the only bidders. Regional Mobility: South Africa’s 2026 visa-free list includes 32 African countries but excludes Sierra Leone; Poland’s visa-free list includes only São Tomé and Príncipe among African states.
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