AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPayments for Trade: PAPSS is expanding a live pan-African payments network so businesses can move money across borders in local currencies instead of routing through scarce dollars and euros—Djibouti is listed among the active East African countries. Indian Ocean Security: New reporting highlights how Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb tensions, plus disputes involving Somalia and Somaliland, are reshaping shipping risk around the Horn—an issue that directly affects Red Sea and Indian Ocean trade. Cyber Resilience in the Horn: IGAD’s Regional Cyber Drill 2026 wrapped up with calls for stronger cross-border cooperation, harmonized policies, and plans for a regional ISAC to share threat info and improve malware analysis. Energy & Infrastructure: Ethiopia’s GERD is framed as Africa’s biggest hydropower project, now positioned to expand electricity generation and regional power trade. Maritime Tech & Policy: Wärtsilä warns low-carbon fuel adoption is stuck on an uncertain IMO decarbonization path, with companies facing higher costs without a clear carbon pricing mechanism. Regional Tech Diplomacy: China-Africa railway cooperation continues via talent exchanges focused on high-altitude rail engineering and standards transfer.
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