AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoClimate Diplomacy: Diplomats and senior Ethiopian officials joined the Green Legacy Initiative tree-planting at Entoto Park, with Foreign Affairs State Minister Hadera Abera stressing climate action as a shared global duty and citing Ethiopia’s scale-up since 2019. Carbon Markets: The House of People’s Representatives ratified Ethiopia’s Carbon Market Proclamation, setting a legal framework for carbon trading to attract green investment and operationalize the National Carbon Market Strategy (2025–2035). Refugee Support: A Sudanese journalist refugee praised Ethiopia for creating a “compassionate environment” for Sudanese arrivals, highlighting measures like a nine-month waiver of residency fees and freedom of movement. Budget & Reform: Finance Minister Ahmed Shide presented a record 2.339 trillion birr federal budget focused on protecting low-income households, cushioning purchasing power, and sustaining the Homegrown Economic Reform agenda. Horn of Africa Security: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Addis Ababa, agreeing to deepen economic cooperation and security coordination. BRICS Politics: Russia’s Lavrov said BRICS has suspended future expansion amid internal divergences, a sign of shifting multipolar ambitions. Migration Pressure Regionally: Reports from the region track intensifying xenophobia-driven tensions and humanitarian access constraints, underscoring the wider political strain around displacement.
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