AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPort Costs: Djibouti is handling more transshipment traffic as Red Sea disruptions shift shipping routes, but higher fuel, maintenance and cargo-handling costs are squeezing port operations and adding pressure to consumer prices. Migration and Livelihoods: At least 139 people, including 15 children, died and 84 remain missing after an overcrowded boat sank off Obock on the route to Yemen. The IOM says people continue taking the dangerous crossing in search of economic opportunities. Regional Trade Risks: Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia remains far from key coffee-growing areas and export routes through Djibouti, but a wider conflict could threaten Ethiopia’s coffee trade and regional commerce.
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