Maritime Security & Red Sea Risk: Djibouti’s IMO-backed Djibouti Code of Conduct (with the Jeddah Amendment) is highlighted as a non-military regional tool to tackle piracy, trafficking, illegal fishing and maritime terrorism—yet analysts warn there’s still no single political mechanism strong enough to unify global action against state-backed coercion. AUSSOM Funding Pressure: Troop contributors, including Djibouti, are meeting in Kampala as AUSSOM faces a deepening financial crisis; leaders stress unity and the need to sustain Somalia’s stabilization while the mission transitions toward African-led logistics. Bab el-Mandeb Disruption: The Bab el-Mandeb corridor is seeing sharp tanker declines amid Houthi enforcement and insurance pullbacks, with fresh claims of missile attacks on Saudi-linked tankers—raising spillover risks for Djibouti’s Red Sea logistics. Italy–Djibouti Partnership: Med-Or and Djibouti’s Ministry of Economy and Finance signed an MoU in Rome to strengthen cooperation on critical infrastructure, subsea connectivity and energy resilience along the Bab el-Mandeb corridor. Port Tadjourah Upgrade Talks: Tiryaki Agro and DPFZA signed an MoU to assess modernization and future operations for Tadjourah Port, including storage and logistics capacity. Climate Early Warnings: China’s MAZU AI meteorological early-warning system is set to expand to 30 countries, underscoring the growing push for faster disaster preparedness across vulnerable regions.