AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoUN Human Rights Council: The 62nd UNHRC session wrapped up with 28 resolutions and 13 Universal Periodic Review adoptions, keeping women’s rights at the center and featuring an urgent debate on Sudan. Eritrea Rights Mandate: A UN Special Rapporteur mandate on Eritrea was extended after a vote (23 in favour, 6 against, 17 abstentions), with Eritrean diaspora and EU-backed groups calling it a key tool to document abuses. Asmara Culture & UNESCO: Eritrea held a 6–7 July workshop in Asmara on implementing the 2003 UNESCO Convention for Intangible Cultural Heritage, including preparing nomination files and strengthening national safeguarding efforts. Regional Security & TPLF Claims: Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed dismissed claims of an Eritrea–Sudan–TPLF alignment, while reports from Ethiopia’s House of Federation speaker Keria Ibrahim allege TPLF is undermining Tigray’s future via institutional mechanisms and recruitment. Horn of Africa Maritime: Somalia signed a maritime transport and ports MoU with Egypt, following Cairo’s earlier Red Sea connectivity move involving Eritrea, amid regional push-pull over Red Sea governance. Horn of Africa Trade: Kenya sought regional backing for the Lamu Port–South Sudan–Ethiopia transport corridor as Dangote’s Lamu refinery plans advance.
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