AU Youth Framework: The African Union launched a Pan-African Youth Framework on Youth, Peace and Climate Justice, calling for deeper youth involvement in decisions on peace, security and climate. Nile Tensions: Egypt renewed warnings to Ethiopia over plans for additional Nile dams and any attempt to control Nile flows, saying Cairo will not accept downstream “control” and citing international law. US Immigration Shock: The US ended Temporary Protected Status for nationals of Cameroon, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan, raising fears of job loss and deportation even as some legal pathways may remain. Somalia Security: Somalia’s president said the country no longer needs foreign AU peacekeepers and urged them to leave, as Somalia also marked the graduation of about 3,000 new soldiers. Justice Reform Spotlight: Ethiopia’s Community Justice Centers won international praise from the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law as a people-centered, transformative justice model. Hydropower Risk: Ethiopia warned that El Niño could disrupt hydropower supply, threatening grid stability as rainfall and reservoir levels fall. Addis Air Quality: NASA-backed monitoring in Addis Ababa tracked black carbon and PM2.5 patterns across seasons and rush hours, offering a baseline as Ethiopia expands air-quality measures. Regional Piracy: Djibouti Code of Conduct states moved to form a task force to tackle renewed piracy in the Western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden.