AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 minutes agoKenya–Rwanda Fuel Corridor: Kenya and Rwanda signed new agreements on June 29 to move Rwanda’s bulk refined petroleum imports via the Port of Mombasa and the Kenya Pipeline Company, aiming to massively expand the Northern Corridor under a government-to-government setup. Burundi Agriculture Under Strain: In western Burundi, Mpanda rice farmers report a long B-season water shortage and accuse local power brokers of unfair irrigation access, threatening harvests. Fertilizer Crisis Deepens: In Bururi and Matana, farmers say they paid for key fertilizers but received none, with missing FOMI Imbura/Bagara and arrears in urea and dolomite raising food-security fears. Lake Tanganyika Under Pressure: Burundi’s shoreline faces mounting risks from untreated wastewater and weak environmental controls, while hippo attacks linked to encroachment of the 150-meter buffer zone are killing around ten people in June. Ebola Preparedness Funding: The UN released $8m to strengthen Ebola surveillance and response readiness in Burundi and South Sudan as the DRC outbreak spreads regionally. Regional Trade & Logistics: Tanzania pushes deeper into East African logistics with port, rail and corridor upgrades, including SGR plans that could strengthen links toward Burundi and the DRC.
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