AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPresidential Mandate Confirmed: São Tomé and Príncipe’s Constitutional Court has officially declared President Carlos Vila Nova the president-elect after final tabulation of the July 19 vote, giving him 31,613 votes (55.88%) versus Nito d’Abreu’s 23,457 (41.46%), with 56,574 valid votes counted. China–STP Political Ties: Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Vila Nova on his re-election, citing “sound momentum” in China–STP relations and readiness to deepen cooperation under FOCAC. UNESCO World Heritage Breakthrough: UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee in Busan inscribed 25 new sites, including São Tomé and Príncipe’s Roças, marking the country’s first-ever World Heritage listing; the session also added first-time inscriptions for Comoros and South Sudan. Regional Security/Justice Pressure: Separately, the Nigerian Navy urged faster judicial reforms to speed prosecution of crude oil theft cases, after arresting a São Tomé and Príncipe-flagged tanker (MT Filia) with about 650 metric tonnes of stolen crude oil.
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