AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoSomali Region Drought Row: Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State Disaster Risk Management Bureau pushed back hard on reports of drought damage, saying Gu rains have improved conditions and that cited shortages largely predate the current rainy season, while some riverine areas are seeing floods instead. BRICS Fracture: In New Delhi, BRICS foreign ministers ended without consensus as Iran and the UAE clashed over West Asia, with India issuing a chair’s statement and calling for global governance reform. UN Aid Push: The UN marked a major moment as the US pledged $1.8 billion for “lifesaving” humanitarian aid across 18 countries, amid wider worries about rising hunger risk. Ethiopia Diplomacy: Finland voiced support for Ethiopia’s sea-access efforts and peace role in the Horn, while PM Abiy praised Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Commission as the process moves toward “concrete outcomes.” Arts & Culture: Protoje released a new “Something I Said” video filmed in Jamaica and Addis Ababa, and Ethiopia also featured in Ghana Month events in Addis.
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