AGP Executive Report
Last update: 35 minutes agoEthiopia Election Silence: Ethiopia has entered the mandatory electoral silence ahead of its June 1 general election, with the National Election Board of Ethiopia saying logistical and operational preparations are complete and the vote is set to involve more than 50 million registered voters. AfDB/WEF Investment Push: The AfDB and the World Economic Forum unveiled the Humanitarian and Resilience Investing (HRI) Roadmap for Africa, aiming to shift fragile economies from aid dependence to investment-led growth, with pilot programmes already underway in Djibouti, Somalia, Liberia and Mozambique. Horn of Africa Health Security: IGAD launched a $31.9 million pandemic preparedness project (PREPARE) to strengthen cross-border surveillance, labs, and emergency health workforce capacity across Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. Somaliland-Djibouti Tensions: Somaliland’s president accused Somalia and Djibouti of interfering in its affairs amid rising regional friction over its Israel ties and plans linked to Jerusalem. Maritime Security Warning: The IMO-backed Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment warned that Somali piracy is “suppressed, but not eradicated,” condemning the continued detention of the Palau-flagged tanker MT Honour 25 and urging renewed coordination.
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