AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoEducation: Ethiopia’s Grade 12 national exam opens with 563,501 students registered nationwide, using a hybrid online-and-paper model; Addis Ababa will run fully online with 58,309 candidates. Climate Policy: The House of People’s Representatives ratified Ethiopia’s Carbon Market Proclamation, setting rules for carbon trading to attract green investment and support Paris-aligned emissions cuts. Environment & Diplomacy: Diplomats and Ethiopian officials joined the Green Legacy tree-planting at Entoto Park, with Foreign Affairs State Minister Hadera Abera citing Ethiopia’s scale-up since 2019 and calling climate action a shared responsibility. Refugees: A Sudanese journalist praised Ethiopia’s “compassionate environment” for Sudanese refugees, highlighting measures like a nine-month waiver of residency fees and support for freedom of movement. BRICS: Russia’s Sergey Lavrov says BRICS has suspended future expansion amid internal political divergences. Regional Watch: Egypt says there are “no negotiations at the moment” on GERD, while Ethiopia and China reaffirm ruling-party ties.
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