Red Sea logistics for Djibouti: Germany is sending two ships—mine-clearing Fulda and supply ship Mosel—to the Red Sea, with a stop in Djibouti for refuelling and restocking, as Berlin prepares for possible wider demining work tied to Hormuz contingencies. Electrification push with Djibouti in the mix: World Bank and AfDB’s Mission 300 says it has connected over 50 million people to electricity across 40 countries, and names Djibouti among new compact signatories—an energy access win with clear climate and development spillovers. Green mobility in Ethiopia (regional lesson): Ethiopia inaugurated a fast-charging hub in the Kilinto Special Economic Zone, aiming to expand clean transport infrastructure and cut climate impacts from transport. Desertification focus: A UNCCD land-degradation brief marks World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, spotlighting rangelands and the need to “recognise, respect, restore.” Djibouti-linked regional connectivity: EU-backed digital funding in East Africa includes €37m for the Blue Raman submarine cable extension connecting Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania, promising more bandwidth and lower costs. Horn of Africa environment pressure: EEPA reports Sudan’s El Obeid area seeing RSF mobilisation amid climate-linked risks like desertification, food insecurity and disease spread, while fire-season displacement keeps rising.