AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoLocal Justice: The Cayenne Assize Court sentenced Dane Langhorne to 30 years for the 2021 murder of Alicia Faye, killed in French Guiana during a cocaine trafficking operation; he was tried in absentia and remains a fugitive in Guyana. Environment & Land Use: France created seven new biological reserves and expanded two others, protecting an extra 157,000 hectares of forest, with about 99.5% of the area in French Guiana’s Armontabo Rocky Peaks reserve. Hydrocarbons Debate: Two French Guiana MPs, Jean-Victor Castor and Davy Rimane, broke with the metropolitan left after their bill to allow oil exploration in overseas territories was rejected in committee, arguing against “green colonialism.” Asylum Policy Watch: An updated AIDA France report reviews 2025 asylum procedures and reception, citing 160,303 asylum applicants registered and a 41.2% protection rate at first instance. Space & Connectivity: Amazon’s satellite internet push continues from the French Guiana launch site, with 32 satellites sent up in April 2026 and more missions planned later this year. Wildlife Health: A New World screwworm case has been detected in Texas, linked by researchers to illegal cattle smuggling that helps the parasite spread north.
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