AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoUNESCO World Heritage: UNESCO added 25 new sites at its Busan session, including the Roças of São Tomé and Príncipe—six Portuguese colonial plantation estates tied to coffee and cocoa, including forced labor history—marking the archipelago’s first entries. Visa Access: Panama published a visa-free list covering only nine African countries, and São Tomé and Príncipe is among them, while most other African states are excluded. Citizenship-by-Investment: São Tomé and Príncipe launched a “golden passport” option via its National Transformation Fund, offering citizenship for a $90,000 investment (plus fees), with no required permanent relocation. Tourism Positioning: A new travel feature highlights São Tomé and Príncipe’s low-crowd, conservation-led model—“Africa’s Galápagos”—as an alternative to overtourism. U.S. Visa Bonds: The U.S. made a permanent refundable visa bond policy for B1/B2 applicants from 50 countries, including São Tomé and Príncipe, with consular officers able to demand up to $20,000. Diplomacy: Serbia’s foreign minister met São Tomé and Príncipe’s PM to discuss cooperation in education, health, agriculture, digitalization and culture.
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