AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoHumanitarian Alarm: WFP warns nearly 6 million Somalis face acute hunger, with 1.9 million children acutely malnourished as food shipments are delayed—pushed worse by the Strait of Hormuz squeeze that’s driving up prices and fuel costs. Maritime Security: Egypt says its oil tanker M/T Eureka—carrying eight Egyptian sailors—was hijacked near Yemen and diverted toward Puntland; Egypt is coordinating with Somali authorities while the UAE condemns the act and calls for stronger anti-piracy action. Political Tension in Mogadishu: Somalia’s main opposition bloc says it will hold another protest on May 16 after accusing the government of obstructing an earlier rally and using security forces to suppress dissent. Regional Trade & Connectivity: Kenya’s KeNHA moves ahead with a Ksh 28B AfDB-backed upgrade of the Isiolo–Mandera corridor, including works near the Kenya–Somalia border—while Astral Aviation launches a weekly Nairobi–Asmara freighter link that could tighten Horn-of-Africa supply routes. Regional Diplomacy: Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud meets Uganda’s Museveni in Kampala to deepen security and counterterrorism cooperation.
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