AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoBRICS Summit in India: Leaders from the expanded BRICS bloc (11 members) began the 18th summit in New Delhi, with discussions shaped by the US-Iran war’s energy shock and the Russia-Ukraine conflict’s trade fallout. Global South agenda: India is pushing “food, energy and supply chain security” and a focus on resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability, with a New Delhi Declaration expected. Burundi in the spotlight: Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye is among the heads of state attending, underlining Burundi’s growing diplomatic and economic outreach. Kenya trader crackdown ripple: Kenya’s Sept. 2 directive restricting foreign small-scale businesses has triggered anxiety among Burundian traders in Nairobi, embassy queues for travel documents, and reports of harassment fears—while officials insist there is no blanket ban and call for regularization and compliance with law. Local economy pressure: Burundian tuk-tuk and petty traders describe a sudden hostile climate, and Kenyans report disruptions as familiar foreign service providers disappear. Burundi-Africa economic link: Sri Lanka’s UNECA envoy highlights a rice knowledge-exchange programme with Burundi, pointing to practical cross-border agricultural cooperation.
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