Climate & Health: A new WHO-led study warns that climate disruption and habitat pressure are pushing venomous snakes into new areas, raising the odds of snakebite encounters for people; researchers estimate about 4 million cases a year, with 138,000 deaths and 400,000 disabilities. Land & Climate Resilience: The Great Green Wall—stretching across the Sahel from Senegal to Djibouti—is marking 20 years, aiming to restore degraded land, curb desertification, capture carbon, and protect farmland, though progress still lags behind targets. Djibouti & Regional Security: The IMO-backed Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment chair condemns the continued detention of the Palau-flagged tanker MT HONOUR 25 and urges sustained maritime vigilance as piracy risks remain fragile in the Gulf of Aden. Regional Health Security: IGAD launched a $31.9m PREPARE project to strengthen cross-border pandemic readiness using a One Health approach, with Djibouti among participating member states. Sustainable Investment for Fragile Economies: The AfDB and World Economic Forum unveiled the Humanitarian and Resilience Investing (HRI) Roadmap for Africa, with pilots already underway in Djibouti, to mobilize private capital and narrow a roughly $400bn annual financing gap. Humanitarian Crisis (Somalia): Aid agencies and Church leaders warn Somalia is nearing catastrophe, citing severe acute food insecurity and malnutrition affecting millions, with climate shocks and displacement driving the emergency.