AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoRed Sea Logistics Push: Saudi Arabia’s Ports Authority (Mawani) has launched a new cargo route linking Jeddah to Salalah and the Port of Djibouti, boosting regional trade links as Gulf states race to control shipping flows. Somalia Humanitarian Alarm: Aid agencies warn Somalia is nearing catastrophe again, with nearly 6.5 million people facing acute food insecurity and over 1.8 million children suffering acute malnutrition. Horn Climate Pressure: IGAD forecasts below-normal rains across much of the northern Greater Horn for June–September, raising risks for farming, water supplies, and livelihoods in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda and parts of Kenya. Great Green Wall Momentum: Eleven countries are renewing efforts to halt Sahara expansion with the Great Green Wall, aiming to restore degraded land and protect jobs and food security across the Sahel–Horn belt. Health Partnership: Gilead and WHO renewed a five-year push to eliminate visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar), with major medicine donations and a sharper focus on East Africa.
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