AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAsylum & Migration Watch: A new AIDA update on France details 2025 asylum trends, with 160,303 applicants registered and a 41.2% first-instance protection rate, plus Channel-crossing “one in, one out” effects (338 returns to France, 370 admissions to the UK by Feb 2026). Local Politics & Energy: Two French Guiana MPs, Jean-Victor Castor and Davy Rimane, say they’re breaking with the metropolitan left after their bill to authorize oil exploration in overseas territories was rejected in committee—though it still heads to a June 11 National Assembly plenary, with accusations of “green colonialism” and a fight over climate commitments. Forest Protection in French Guiana: France created seven new biological reserves and expanded two, adding 157,000 hectares under protection—nearly all in French Guiana’s Armontabo Rocky Peaks reserve. Space & Connectivity: Amazon says it has launched 32 satellites from French Guiana for its broadband initiative, as it pushes toward thousands of launches to close internet access gaps. A Court Case With Cross-Border Ties: The Cayenne Assize Court sentenced Dane Langhorne to 30 years for the 2021 murder of Alicia Faye, tied to a cocaine network between Bordeaux and French Guiana; he’s a fugitive in Guyana and subject to an international arrest warrant.
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