AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoCAF backs Infantino: CAF’s Executive Committee unanimously reconfirmed support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino after the fallout from his abandoned “sell the World Cup” plan, with CAF president Patrice Motsepe urging governance and transparency as UEFA pushes a boycott while Infantino seeks re-election in March. CAF Champions League draw: The preliminary round matchups are set, with Rangers drawn against Mauritania’s La Cure Waves and Rivers United facing San Pedro, while other ties include Medeama vs TP Mazembe and Gor Mahia vs Pyramids. El Niño hunger warning: The UN World Food Programme says intensifying El Niño could drive acute hunger higher, projecting an increase from 225 million to 274 million people by September, with southern Africa flagged as especially vulnerable. AfCFTA awareness gap: Afrobarometer finds only 13% of Africans have heard of AfCFTA, even as support for easier free trade rises to 62%, highlighting a major communication and buy-in challenge for regional integration. US visa bond policy: The US has made a permanent visa bond programme for certain African countries, with Mauritania included, raising the maximum refundable bond to $20,000 for some B-1/B-2 applicants.
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