AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoPatent & Public Health: PATAM and Third World Network filed a Third-Party Observation at ARIPO challenging a Gilead Sciences HIV patent application, arguing earlier disclosures and prior scientific work undermine novelty and inventive step, with potential impact across 21 ARIPO contracting states. Higher Education & Portuguese-Speaking Links: The 35th AULP annual meeting opened at the University of Macau, bringing together more than 150 representatives from Portuguese-speaking universities, including São Tomé and Príncipe, to deepen academic cooperation. Oil & Regional Investment: Petrobras is expanding internationally, adding new offshore Cote d’Ivoire blocks and weighing further investments in Mexico and Venezuela, alongside recent acquisitions including in São Tomé and Príncipe. Trade Facilitation: With EU-WCO support, Customs officials from Nigeria, Comoros, Morocco, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe trained as “trainers of trainers” to strengthen rules-of-origin expertise for preferential trade agreements. Aviation Safety: The EU updated its Air Safety List—Kyrgyzstan carriers removed after safety oversight improvements, while Air Express Algeria was added and barred from EU operations. Sports (Regional Note): Malawi’s national team coach faces growing pressure after a 1-0 loss to Ethiopia, with prior defeats including to São Tomé and Príncipe.
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