AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoRed Sea Security: Iran-backed Houthis have reinforced positions around Yemen’s Bab al-Mandeb Strait, digging trenches after lightning gains along the Red Sea coast—giving them near-unrestricted access to a route that carries about 10% of global maritime trade and 30% of container traffic. UN Accountability: UN chief António Guterres says the international community owes a “mea culpa” for ignoring suffering in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Sudan, warning there can be no lasting Middle East peace without resolving the Palestinian-Israeli crisis. Horn of Africa Governance: IGAD’s 2023 treaty has entered into force after ratification by Djibouti, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Kenya and Somalia, replacing the 1996 framework and updating its legal basis for peace, integration and resilience. South Africa Weather & Flood Risk: eThekwini has activated disaster teams for a Level 6 disruptive-rain warning across southern KwaZulu-Natal, with flooding risks for roads, bridges and informal settlements. Ghana Agribusiness: Vice President Opoku-Agyemang opened Ghana’s World Shea Expo 2026 in Tamale, backing value addition and a hybrid shea demonstration farm aimed at faster-maturing trees and shea tourism.
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