AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCatholic Church in the Horn: Pope Leo XIV urged bishops of the Latin Bishops’ Conference for Arab Regions—including Djibouti—to “not be afraid of your smallness,” stressing fidelity to the Gospel amid political and religious tensions. Climate risk for Djibouti and neighbors: UNICEF warns El Niño could hit Djibouti and the wider Eastern and Southern Africa region hard, with drought, heat and flooding threatening children’s nutrition, health, schooling and safety. Horn security and sea access politics: Somalia’s foreign minister says the Ankara Declaration now governs relations with Ethiopia, framing commercial sea access as respecting Somali sovereignty—an issue that keeps Djibouti’s Red Sea neighborhood in the spotlight. Digital infrastructure push with Djibouti links: WIOCC secured $300m from Africa Finance Corporation and Vision Invest to expand open-access fibre, data centres and subsea assets across Africa, with Djibouti Telecom listed among shareholders. Regional humanitarian flashpoints: EEPA reports heavy fighting in Baidoa, Somalia, underscoring instability across the Horn. Somalia anti-piracy operations: Somalia says a Turkish-led naval effort freed MV Lutuf after a 10-day pursuit, killing pirates—though Puntland disputes the federal account.
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