AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoDigital Services: PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Unified MESOB Application, billed as Africa’s first unified digital service platform to bring government services onto one system, cut citizen time loss, and reduce corruption gaps. Press Freedom: The Committee to Protect Journalists urged Ethiopian authorities to release Addis Ababa-based journalist Salsawit Baynesagn or charge her in court, after she was detained without charge following posts about violence against Ethiopian Orthodox Christians in Arsi Zone. Ebola Funding: Africa CDC chief Jean Kaseya said the continent must invest its own funds for Ebola response and vaccine/medicine manufacturing, warning that delays and funding gaps are worsening the outbreak. Ethiopia–US Tensions: TPLF condemned new US visa restrictions as “incomplete and imbalanced,” while Ethiopia’s foreign minister warned that arms acquisition and hardline moves could jeopardize peace in the north. Climate Risk: A WMO report said extreme weather hit Africa hard in 2025, killing over 3,000 and affecting 13 million, with floods and drought stressing food and health systems. BRICS Security: India will host BRICS National Security Advisers’ talks on June 22–23 in New Delhi, chaired by Ajit Doval, focusing on non-traditional threats and emerging technologies.
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