AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoRefugee Pressure in East Africa: Uganda’s Relief Minister Sam Engola urged refugees to opt for voluntary return to their home countries as humanitarian funding drops, noting Uganda hosts over 2 million refugees while operating on less than half its required budget; Regional Security Talks: Ethiopia joined the 36th Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) policy organs meeting in Kampala, with member states including Burundi discussing governance, resource mobilization and operational readiness; Digital Identity & Trust: Burundi is cited as an example of optimism in building foundational ID and biometric systems linked to birth registration, aiming to strengthen trusted digital public infrastructure and reduce fraud; Tech Policy for Burundi & Cameroon: CEPI and the Free Tech Institute explored policy reforms to unlock innovation and digital transformation, pointing to gaps in infrastructure, financing and regulation; EAC Trade & AI Push: Burundi is set to participate in an EAC trade fair in Mwanza, while the EAC and Germany launched an AI innovation challenge to boost the regional digital economy; Burundi in Regional Youth Agenda: Burundi hosts high-level youth, peace and security dialogue tied to the 20-year African Youth Charter push for real participation in governance.
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