AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAU Peace Agenda: Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama arrives in Luanda for the AU’s 21st Extraordinary Session, where leaders will review and adopt a Decision, Action Plan and Implementation Matrix to strengthen conflict prevention and resolution, including coordination and financing across the AU’s peace and governance frameworks. Prevention Push: Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and Ghana’s Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa both argue Africa must move beyond “normalising” conflict—prioritising prevention, root causes and a peace-security-development link, not just bigger peace funds. Somalia Peacekeeping Mandate: The AU authorises AUSSOM to join Somalia’s federal forces against Darwish militia in Baidoa, citing growing links between local militias and Al-Shabaab—an unusually direct step into a local political fight. Peace Fund Financing: Nigeria urges the AU to accelerate a $1bn Peace Fund and create new financing tools to cut reliance on external support, pointing to progress in contributions and disbursements. Governance & Rights: UN experts warn Tanzania’s Maasai face forced evictions and abusive enforcement in Ngorongoro/Loliondo, calling for halts, remedies and transparency. Illicit Finance: ITUC-Africa says corruption, tax avoidance and financial secrecy are draining money from hospitals, schools and social protection, urging stronger detection and asset recovery. Reparations Debate: A new report claims colonial powers may owe Africa ecological reparations worth hundreds of trillions, framing environmental damage as a separate reparations pillar.
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