AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoSomaliland Tax Pressure: Somaliland’s new 2.5% sales tax is drawing backlash for shifting the burden onto already-struggling households instead of cracking down on tax transparency from big firms like telecom and finance. Al-Shabaab Security Fallout: In Mandera County, at least five Kenyan officers were killed when a patrol vehicle hit an IED during an operation near the Somalia border. Somalia Health Funding Boost: Qatar Charity launched a 2026–2027 Somalia health plan with 48 projects targeting nearly 50,000 people, including malnutrition treatment, blindness, medicines, paediatric heart surgeries, chronic disease care, and dialysis rehabilitation. AUSSOM Funding Crisis: Reuters reports the US is moving to stop funding that sustains AUSSOM, raising fears the AU mission can’t operate without UN-linked support and medical logistics. Climate & Food Risk: The AfDB warns a “super” El Niño could cost Africa $10bn–$20bn, worsen food and water shortages, and drive mass migration—risks that also loom for Somalia’s health and nutrition. Child Nutrition Focus: A Somalia-focused analysis highlights acute malnutrition at emergency levels for years, arguing humanitarian response alone isn’t fixing the deeper causes.
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