Ebola Preparedness: Kenya is set to receive KSh647M as Africa CDC and WHO launch a joint six-month Ebola continental preparedness and response plan, focusing on surveillance, lab testing, infection control, clinical care, community engagement, research, and logistics. Somalia Health & Family Planning: New analysis highlights how myths, partner dynamics, and trust gaps keep modern contraception use extremely low in Somalia, with major unmet need for birth spacing and limiting services. Mogadishu Protests: Banadir authorities approved an opposition-led demonstration and designated three venues, urging peaceful participation and banning weapons or items that threaten security. Mogadishu Political Tension: Separate reporting describes a widening standoff between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s administration and opposition groups, with protests planned across key districts. Terror Tech Shift: A new brief warns that AI and modern communication can shorten the path from radicalization to action, while also spreading propaganda—pushing counter-terror efforts toward limiting access to harmful content. Global Food Shock: UN-linked reporting says the Iran war and higher oil prices are driving millions toward acute hunger, including an additional 2.5M in Somalia. Defense Tech Trade: Japan and Indonesia agreed to begin working-level talks on exporting Asagiri-class destroyers as Japan eases arms-transfer rules for partners.