Climate & Food Security: UNICEF warns over 162 million children across eastern and southern Africa face rising risks from the intensifying 2026-2027 El Niño, with drought, extreme heat and flooding threatening nutrition, health, schooling, safety and access to clean water; Djibouti is among the countries flagged. Digital Infrastructure Investment: WIOCC Group secured a combined $300m from Africa Finance Corporation and Vision Invest to expand open-access fibre, data centres and subsea assets across Africa, aiming to close the continent’s connectivity gap as only 35.7% of Africans used the internet in 2025. Ethiopia-Wheat & Trade Links: Ethiopia says it has reached wheat self-sufficiency after its National Wheat Flagship Program, while noting it still relies on imports for demand—nearly 90% via the Port of Djibouti—keeping pressure on regional logistics and pricing. Red Sea Maritime Security: Ethiopia has proposed a National Maritime Information Centre as Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen meet in Nairobi to strengthen law enforcement and information-sharing against piracy and other shared threats in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Somalia-Ethiopia Framework: Somalia’s foreign affairs minister says the Ankara Declaration is now the governing framework for relations with Ethiopia, emphasizing commercial sea access that respects Somali sovereignty.