Disaster Preparedness for the Horn: Action Against Hunger and IGAD’s ICPAC launched IMPAACT, a two-year, ECHO-funded effort to build interoperable multi-hazard anticipatory action systems reaching 243,801 people across Ethiopia, Somalia, and Djibouti, aiming to close the gap between risk data and timely action. Marine Pollution Monitoring: Scientists from 21 African countries met in Accra to harmonise microplastics monitoring protocols for coastal environments using nuclear and isotopic techniques under an IAEA-backed project, so countries can produce comparable data for better policy. Forensic Skills Across IGAD: Ethiopia’s Federal Police announced a Dr Workneh Gebeyehu Scholarship Program in forensic science at the Ethiopian Police University, opening regional training opportunities for IGAD member states including Kenya. Regional Security Pressure: Somali pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa are rising again, with UN and naval sources warning shipping risks as wider Gulf tensions spill into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Climate Land Restoration: The “Wall of Trees” continues to draw attention as a living Sahel-wide restoration effort stretching toward Djibouti, focused on ecosystem recovery and desertification control rather than simple tree counts.