AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 minutes agoFuel Hub Push: Djibouti has started building the Sh20.7 billion Fuelstor multi-product fuel terminal in the Damerjog corridor, aiming for at least 400,000 metric tonnes of storage and a broader trading-and-logistics role for petroleum products, LPG and edible oils—an energy-security bet as East Africa scrambles to control fuel imports and redistribution amid Middle East shipping shocks. Regional Integration: The same week, Djibouti’s new president pledged to accelerate the DESSU corridor linking Djibouti with Ethiopia, South Sudan and Uganda, reinforcing the country’s pitch as a trade and logistics gateway. Horn of Africa Context: Ethiopia and China also reaffirmed their all-weather partnership, pointing to the Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway as a backbone for trade. Big Picture: Elsewhere, Macron used an Africa-France summit to warn against China’s “predatory logic,” while the week’s coverage also flagged how Hormuz disruptions and fertilizer constraints are tightening costs across the region.
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