AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAfDB–WEF Investment Push: The African Development Bank and the World Economic Forum unveiled the Humanitarian and Resilience Investing (HRI) Roadmap for Africa, aiming to mobilize private capital for fragile economies; pilots are already running in Liberia, Somalia, Mozambique, and Djibouti, with partners citing a roughly $400bn annual financing gap. Horn of Africa Politics: Ethiopia entered its mandatory electoral silence ahead of the June 1 general election, as IGAD’s election observation mission prepares to monitor the vote and human rights bodies stress transparency and complaint-handling. Djibouti’s Regional Role: Djibouti-linked maritime governance is in the spotlight as the IMO-backed Djibouti Code of Conduct warns Somali piracy is “suppressed, but not eradicated,” pointing to the continued detention of the Palau-flagged MT Honour 25 and urging renewed coordination. Somaliland–Somalia–Djibouti Tensions: Somaliland President Abdirahman Irro accused Somalia and Djibouti of interference amid backlash over Somaliland’s Israel ties and plans tied to Jerusalem. Health Security: IGAD launched a $31.9m PREPARE project to strengthen cross-border pandemic readiness across Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda.
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