AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoTigray and Border Tensions: Ethiopia’s federal government has installed a six-month caretaker administration in Tigray and says elections will follow, but the TPLF rejects the leadership as illegitimate. Reports of federal advances toward Eritrea and a TPLF warning over Mekelle airport have added to fears of wider conflict. Russia has offered to host Ethiopia-Eritrea talks in Moscow on October 28–29. Economy: Kenya has overtaken Ethiopia as East Africa’s largest economy in nominal dollar terms, largely because birr depreciation lowered Ethiopia’s measured GDP; Ethiopia remains larger by purchasing power. Addis Ababa is seeking private investment with the IFC in housing, energy and agribusiness, while Ethiopia has also joined Africa’s cross-border payments system, PAPSS. Digital Expansion: Ethio Telecom has named technology chief Tariku Demissie interim CEO as it expands into digital finance and other technology services. Climate Diplomacy: An IPCC meeting in Addis Ababa ended without agreement on the schedule for its next major climate assessment.
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