AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCritical Minerals Push: Türkiye is moving deeper into Somalia’s extractives, with Mogadishu eyeing an estimated 10,200 tons of uranium plus other deposits as Ankara expands its Africa mining push. Regional Connectivity: The East African Community is driving a harmonised mobile roaming framework in Dar es Salaam to cut cross-border phone costs, with Somalia among member states. Maritime Security Warning: Analysts warn that Houthi support is helping al-Shabaab upgrade with drones, explosives training, and technical know-how—raising the risk to the Gulf of Aden and Somalia’s coast. Energy Shock Spillover: As the Iran conflict strains the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices stay higher than before the war, feeding inflation pressures that hit the Global South hardest. Peacekeeping Under Strain: SIPRI says UN-linked peacekeeping is shrinking fast, with funding gaps and geopolitics pushing missions to the brink—Somalia is among the heavily affected deployments. Tech & Trade Signals: China set a record for solar exports in March, while an Indian laundry chain, UClean, announced entry into Somalia.
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