AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoBRICS Diplomacy Under Strain: Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi urged BRICS to condemn alleged US and Israeli violations of international law, accusing the UAE of direct involvement in aggression against Iran—raising fresh doubts inside the consensus bloc as West Asia war and oil shocks dominate talks in New Delhi. Ethiopia in the Spotlight: Ethiopia’s FM Gedion Timothewos Hessebon arrived for the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, while Addis Ababa also pushed its “dependency to productivity” agenda and reported export momentum—earning over $8.7bn in export trade in 10 months. Humanitarian Reset Funding: The US pledged an additional $1.8bn to OCHA’s humanitarian “reset” model, bringing total support to $3.8bn across 21 countries. Digital Sovereignty: ID4Africa warned digital ID is now critical infrastructure needing sovereign cyber defence, as Africa Digital ID Hackathon 2026 spotlights new local solutions. DRC/Somalia Security: M23 reportedly abandoned gains in eastern DRC, while Somalia faces a political showdown. Aviation Fallout: A US jury awarded $49.5m to the family of an Ethiopian 737 MAX crash victim.
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