Maritime & Investment: Somalia’s New Mogadishu Maritime Port is making a strong case for long-term investors, with container traffic rising from 94,404 TEUs (2016) to 188,152 TEUs (2024) and a new 2025 terminal pushing capacity to about 250,000 TEUs—though the current port’s tight urban space and shallow-draft limits keep demand ahead of supply. Security & Shipping: Somali piracy is showing signs of a comeback, with recent hijackings including the Egyptian vessel Sward and other tankers redirected toward Puntland, raising fresh concerns for offshore trade routes. Public Health & Ebola Preparedness: Kenya received KSh647M for an Africa CDC–WHO joint Ebola preparedness and response plan, using a “one plan, one budget, one team” approach covering surveillance, labs, infection control, clinical care, community engagement, research, and logistics. AI & Terror Risk: A new analysis warns that modern tech and AI can speed up the path from radicalization to action while spreading propaganda faster—pushing counter-terror efforts toward limiting access to harmful content. Food Security Shock: The Iran war’s ripple effects are worsening hunger, with WFP warning millions more are being pushed into acute food insecurity, including additional 2.5 million people in Somalia. Mogadishu Politics: Banadir authorities approved an opposition demonstration for June 4, naming three venues and urging peaceful conduct.