AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoHealth Partnership: Gilead Sciences has renewed a five-year WHO collaboration to accelerate elimination of deadly kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis), pledging $9.2m in support through 2030 and donating 400,000+ vials of AmBisome, with expanded focus on high-burden East African countries including Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and others. Regional Security: Rwanda’s Brig. Gen. Ronald Rwivanga has taken over as Director of the African Union’s Eastern Africa Standby Force, inheriting the role from Brig. Gen. Paul Kahuria Njema as the force aims to boost readiness amid shifting regional threats. Horn Weather Watch: IGAD and partners warn the Greater Horn’s June–September rainy season is likely to bring below-normal rainfall, raising pressure on drought and food-risk planning. Diplomacy & Trade: Kenya’s Court of Appeal lifted a block on a US health cooperation deal worth $1.6bn, while Somaliland says it will open an embassy in Jerusalem as Israel prepares representation in Hargeisa. Shipping & Energy Tensions: France says it has no confirmed reports of mines in the Strait of Hormuz yet, but is preparing for possible mine-clearing operations.
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